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Notebook of a Return to the Native Land

by Aimé Césaire, Clayton Eshleman, Annette Smith
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Unconventional metaphors expressing black cultural identity.

Notebook of a Return to the Native Land is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding black cultural identity. Césaire's use of neologisms and unconventional metaphors is unique and powerful, as he seeks to unlock the hidden aspects of black culture. The English adaptation is admirably accurate and imaginative, making the work accessible to those who do not speak French. This book is highly recommended for readers of poetry, post-colonial literature, and African American studies, as it offers an insight into the complex layers of black cultural identity.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Notebook of a Return to the Native Land

by Aimé Césaire, Clayton Eshleman, Annette Smith
$11.76 Now $8.23 Save 30%
ISBN: 9780819564528
Authors: Aimé Césaire, Clayton Eshleman, Annette Smith
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Date of Publication: 2001-09-24
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction
Goodreads rating: 4.1
(rated by 2849 readers)

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Aime Cesaire's masterpiece, Notebook of a Return to the Native Land, is a work of immense cultural significance and beauty. The long poem was the beginning of Cesaire's quest for negritude, and it became an anthem of Blacks around the world. With its emphasis on unusual juxtapositions of object and metaphor, manipulation of language into puns and neologisms, and rhythm, Cesaire considered his style a "beneficial madness" that could "break into the forbidden" and reach the powerful and overlooked aspects of black culture. Clayton Eshleman and Annette Smith achieve a laudable adaptation of Cesaire's work to English by clarifying double meanings, stretching syntax, and finding equivalent English puns, all while remaining remarkably true to the French text. Their treatment of the poetry is marked with imagination, vigor, and accuracy that will clarify difficulties for those already familiar with French, and make the work accessible to those who are not. Andre Breton's introduction, A Great Black Poet, situates the text and provides a moving tribute to C saire. Notebook of a Return to the Native Land is recommended for readers in comparative literature, post-colonial literature, African American studies, poetry, modernism, and French.
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Unconventional metaphors expressing black cultural identity.

Notebook of a Return to the Native Land is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding black cultural identity. Césaire's use of neologisms and unconventional metaphors is unique and powerful, as he seeks to unlock the hidden aspects of black culture. The English adaptation is admirably accurate and imaginative, making the work accessible to those who do not speak French. This book is highly recommended for readers of poetry, post-colonial literature, and African American studies, as it offers an insight into the complex layers of black cultural identity.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.