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Straddling the Mungo : a book of poems in English & French / by Peter Wuteh Vakunta.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vakunta, Peter W.
- Series:
- African Studies Centre research series.
- Langaa & African Studies Centre
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African poetry (English)--History and criticism.
- African poetry (English).
- African poetry (French)--History and criticism.
- African poetry (French).
- Africa--History.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (86 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cameroon : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection makes a forceful case that official bilingualism is not a pipe-dream, but rather a powerful modus operandi with the potential to ease a myriad of socio-political bottlenecks.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Identity / Identite; Identity Crisis; Crise d'identite; Indigenous Peoples; Autochtones; Fatherland; Patrie; Afritude; Afritude; Majunga Tok; Majunga Tok; Early Inhabitants; Premiers habitants; Franglo-Folly; Franglo-Folie; Remonstrance / Remontrance; Demo-Dictators; Demo-dictateurs; The Downtrodden; Les damnes de la terre; Africa, Oh My Africa!; Afrique, Ah Mon Afrique!; News Briefs; Faits divers; Civilizing Mission; Mission civilisatrice; Topsy-Turvy World; Monde a l'envers; Slavery; Esclavage; Mental Asylum; Asile d'alienes
- DrunkardSoulard; Cruel City; Ville cruelle; Down With Kleptomaniacs; A bas les kleptomanes!; Waiting For The Messiah; En attendant le Messie; High-Speed Train (HST); Train a grande vitesse (TGV); Witchcraft; Maraboutage; Empty Vessels; Bidons vides; Reminiscences / Memoires; I Had A Dream; J'avais un reve; Bygone Age; Temps jadis; Homage to Forebears; Hommage aux ancetres; Laughter; Rire; Affection / Affection; A Word For My Sons; Conseils a mes fils; Advice to My Daughters; Conseils a mes filles; Kola Nut; Noix de kola; Love-Sickness; Maladie d'amour; The Plague; La peste; Love Creed
- Credo d'amourSchool For Wives; Ecole des femmes; Back Cover
- Notes:
- "Poems written in both the English and the French languages"--P. [4] of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786613198501
- 9781283198509
- 1283198509
- 9789956716913
- 995671691X
- 9789956716081
- 9956716081
- 9789956615087
- 9956615080
- OCLC:
- 830165126
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