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Kamau Brathwaite
This is Kamau Brathwaite's trilogy of "Mother Poem", "Sun Poem" and "X/Self", revised by the author. He describes Barbados, his own history and childhood. Using "Video Sycorax" typographic inventions and linguistic play, he attempts to free the language.
544 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 17, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780811214483 |
| Publishers | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
| Pages | 544 |
| Dimensions | 226 × 154 × 24 mm · 624 g |
| Language | English |
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