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In
Praise of Black Women, Volume 3
Modern
African Women
Simone Schwarz-Bart with André Schwarz-Bart
Translated by Rose-Myriam Réjouis,
Val Vinokurov and Stephanie K. Turner
With a Foreword by Howard Dobson, Director of The Schomburg Center
for Research in Black Culture/New York Public Library
Modern African Women offers powerful and unforgettable
tales from Senegal to South Africa, from the nineteenth century
to the present. These modern African rulers, leaders, and visionaries
include Madam Yoko, Queen of the Kpaa Mende and national heroine
of Sierra Leone; Princess Kesso, a Fulani Muslim princess from
Guinea who became one of the world's first black models; Alice
Lenshina, who fought British colonial rule in Zambia and was
considered a prophet in the Lumpa Church; Ellen Kuzwayo, member
of the African National Congress whose struggle for civil and
women's rights landed her in prison; Dulcie September, the ANC
representative in France, killed for her ardent support for the
cause of freedom; Miriam Makeba, internationally loved singer
South African singer; Winnie Mandela, who carried on the struggle
during Nelson Mandela's long imprisonment; and many others.
Simone Schwarz-Bart is the author of six novels and a
play, which have been translated and published in many languages;
Between Two Worlds and The Bridge of Beyond have
been published in English. André Schwarz-Bart is
the author of three novels, including Le Dernier des justes
(The Last of the Just), which was awarded the 1959 Prix Goncourt
and has been translated into twenty languages. Rose-Myriam
Réjouis and Val Vinokurov have previously translated
two works by French novelist Patrick Chamoiseau: Solibo Magnificent
and Texaco. Stephanie K. Turner is completing a
Ph.D. in comparative literature at Princeton University, specializing
in Francophone literature.
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Find out
more about other volumes of In Praise of Black Women
In Praise of Black Women
Vol. 1 Ancient African Queens
In Praise of Black Women
Vol. 2 Heroines of the Slavery Era
Additional information about
the French and English Editions
This series originally appeared
in French as a six-volume work entitled Hommage à la
Femme Noire published in 1988 by Editions Consulaires, with
more than 10,000 sets sold.
Volume 1 in English combines
the French Volumes 1 & 2. Volume 2 in English is a translation
of Volume 3 in French. Volume 3 in English is a translation of
Volume 4 in French, but also includes new material. |
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in the U.K., Europe, and Africa by Africa Book Centre, Ltd.,
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in the Caribbean by Ian Randle Publishers, Kingston, Jamaica ianrandlepublishers.com
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under the auspices of UNESCO
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February
2003
LC: 00-012316 HQ
268 pp. 9
x 12
404 color and b/w illus.
Cloth $49.95 t
ISBN 978-0-299-17270-1
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