Heinemann African Writers Series, number 8. 181 x 122 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. viii + 119, incl. index. Wrappers rubbed, with light crease to top fore-corner; occasional fox spot. Good condition. "This anthology is a selection of poetry by thirty African poets from eleven countries and includes some translations by the editors of poems originally written in French. Thuthula is a translation into English, by the poet himself, of his original Xhosa poem. This selection is, first and foremost, an introductory anthology for students, young people and others who want to find out to what extent the life and feeling and thought of the continent are being expressed in poetry. There is a critical introduction, biographical notes on each poet, and twenty pages of notes on individual poems.".

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Title: A Book of African Verse
Publisher: (London: Heinemann, 1970) 0435900080
Publication Date: 1964
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0435900080
ISBN 13: 9780435900083
Binding: Soft cover

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