Mi madre, mi maestra : memorias del Sáhara Occidental / Bahia Mahmud Awah ; edited by Dorothy Odartey-Wellington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahmud Awah, Bahia, 1960- author.

Contributor:

Odartey-Wellington, Dorothy, 1964- editor.

Series:

Texts and translations. Texts ; 43.

Texts and translations ; 43

Standardized Title:

Maestra que me enseñó en una tabla de madera

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Mahmud Awah, Bahia, 1960-.

Mahmud Awah, Bahia.

Mahmud Awah, Bahia, 1960---Family.

Authors, North African--21st century--Biography.

Authors, North African.

Sahrawi (African people)--Biography.

Sahrawi (African people).

Western Sahara--Biography.

Western Sahara.

Genre:

autobiographies (literary works)

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 148 pages ; 22 cm.

Other Title:

Memorias del Sáhara Occidental

Place of Publication:

New York : The Modern Language Association of America, 2024.

Summary:

"A memoir of traditional and postcolonial life in North Africa. Separated from his family in the aftermath of the failed decolonization process in Western Sahara, Bahia Mahmud Awah was sustained by recollections of his mother. In this memoir, he describes her sacrifices, her optimism, and her deep love. His family's experiences exemplify the larger story of loss and displacement in the region even as his story shows how shared memories can nourish community and culture across generations, even in exile. Incorporating poetry in Hassaniya, the traditional Saharawi language, the work highlights the role of language in shaping identity and resisting colonialism. First published in 2011 as La maestra que me enseñó en una tabla de madera (The Woman Who Taught Me on a Wooden Slate), this edition includes a new epilogue by the author featuring further remembrances of his mother and examples of her poetry"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Originally published as La maestra que me enseñó en una tabla de madera (Sepha, 2011)."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Mahmud Awah, Bahia, 1960- Mi madre, mi maestra

ISBN:

9781603296434

1603296433

OCLC:

1391435888