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De book of Joseph : a performance poem / Pamela Mordecai.
Van Pelt Library PR9199.3.M6358 D4 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mordecai, Pamela, author.
- Language:
- Creoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other)
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canadian poetry--21st century.
- Canadian poetry.
- Joseph (Son of Jacob)--Poetry.
- Joseph.
- Local Subjects:
- Joseph (Son of Jacob)--Poetry.
- Genre:
- Spoken word poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 151 pages : map ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario : Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd., [2022]
- Language Note:
- Poem in Jamaican Creole.
- Summary:
- "De book of Joseph, the third book in Mordecai's epic trilogy about the lives of Jesus, his mother, Mary and his foster father, the tekton of Nazareth, is a dazzling retelling in Jamaican Creole of the story of Joseph's early life, his marriage to his first wife, his magical meeting with Mary, and his role in the birth and raising of Jesus. Mordecai employs the demotic to create a cast of spirited characters who surround a down-to-earth Jesus, Mary and Joseph as they contend with the intrigue surrounding Herod's determination to assassinate the infant king of the Jews, the family's escape into Egypt as refugees, and the trials they face on their return. At once humorous and tragic, playful and sober, this luminous tale of how Joseph and his families prevail over life's vicissitudes will reward endless rereading."-- Provided by publisher.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Laura Jan Meyerson Poetry Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mordecai, Pamela. Book of Joseph.
- ISBN:
- 9781774150726
- 1774150727
- OCLC:
- 1269617719
- Publisher Number:
- 99993602428
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