Selected poems of Corsino Fortes /

"Concerned with giving voice to Cape Verdean life, Forte writes in Cape Verdean Creole - and not just standard Portuguese - a powerful statement reinforcing the islands'distinctive African nature. However, his poems are often written from the perspective of an exile - and themes of exile a...

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Main Author: Fortes, Corsino (Author)
Other Authors: Hahn, Daniel (Translator), O' Brien, Sean (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Brooklyn : Island Position, 2015.
Edition:First Archipelago Books edition.
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