This edition, containing an extensive introduction, notes, the French original, and a new translation of Cesaire's poetry - the complex and challenging later works as well as the famous Notebook - will remain the definitive Cesaire in English.

About the Author
Aime Cesaire (1913-2008) was a Francophone and French poet, author and politician from Martinique. He was "one of the founders of the negritude movement in Francophone literature".His works included Une Tempete, a response to Shakespeare's play The Tempest, and Discours sur le colonialisme (Discourse on Colonialism), an essay describing the strife between the colonizers and the colonized. His works have been translated into many languages.

Reviews
"Aime Cesaire has found his voice in English. Thanks to the meticulous translations by Clayton Eshleman and Annette Smith in their very handsome bilingual edition, readers can now judge for themselves the talents of one of the most powerful French poets of this century, who has been neglected for too long." * New York Times *
". . . handsomely produced . . . it is a major work of translation, and Eshleman and Smith have excellently served the man and poet they so evidently admire." * Modern Language Review *
". . . an unusually handsome edition . . . Cesaire may therefore now finally get the exposure he deserves." * World Literature Today *



Book Information
ISBN 9780520053205
Author Aime Cesaire
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 726g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 175mm * 25mm