Dionne Brand

Broschiertes Buch

Chronicles

Early Works

Beschreibung

Explores and chronicles how history shapes human existence, in particular the lives of those ruptured and scattered by New World slaveries and modern crises. This title charts a collective as well as a personal journey, delving into the burdens of history and the fugitive, contingent, dynamic, and mutable geographies of the African diaspora.

Autor

Dionne Brand is internationally known for her poetry, fiction, and essays. She has received many awards, notably the Governor General's Award for Poetry, the Trillium Award (Land to Light On, 1997), the Pat Lowther Award (thirsty, 2005), the City of Toronto Book Award (What We All Long For, 2006), and the Harbourfront Festival Award (2006), given in recognition of her substantial contribution to literature. Her most recent book, Ossuaries, won the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize. She is a professor in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 164mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781554583744
• ISBN-10: 1554583748
• Artikelnr.: 33813270