Don't whisper too much : and Portrait of a young artiste from Bona Mbella / by Frieda Ekotto ; translated by Corine Tachtiris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ekotto, Frieda, author.

Contributor:

Tachtiris, Corine, translator.

Series:

Griot Project book series

The Griot Project Book Series

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Lesbians--Africa--Fiction.

Lesbians.

Africa.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xvii, 182 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lewisburg, PA : Bucknell University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Don't Whisper Too Much and Bona Mbella present love stories between African women in a positive light. In presenting the emotional and romantic lives of gay African women, Ekotto addresses how female sexuality is often marked by violence, and yet is also a place for emotional connection, pleasure and agency"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: "In the flow of whisperings" / Lindsey Green-Simms

Don't whisper too much

Affi, or the communion of bodies

The garba boui-boui

Ada and Siliki

Ada

Portrait of a young artiste from Bona Mbella

"Our quat"

"First kiss"

"The most beautiful calves in the world"

"The movie screen"

"The revenant"

"Cousin Kalati's tale"

"The mute's red bicycle"

"Pane."

Notes:

The publication of this translation brings the English-speaking world two path-breaking works by Frieda Ekotto-the novel Chuchote pas trop (Don't Whisper Too Much) and the short story collection Portrait d'une jeune artiste de Bona Mbella (Portrait of a Young Artiste from Bona Mbella).

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Ekotto, Frieda. Chucote pas trop. English.

Ekotto, Frieda. Portrait d'une jeune artiste de Bona Mbella. English.

ISBN:

9781684480272

1684480272

9781684480289

1684480280

OCLC:

1074292630

Publisher Number:

99980094753