Ethiopia Boy

Informationen zum Autor Chris Beckett is the winner of the Poetry London competition and was recently recognized in Chroma magazine. Klappentext A debut collection in the form of African praise poems, this book celebrates the people and landscapes of Ethiopia. Seen through the eyes of a young white boy in love with his older, black friend, these poems explore boyhood in all walks of life. As it hurtles through recent Ethiopian history, from the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie and the legacy of empire to the wars and famines of the last 40 years, this compilation also draws inspiration from the nation's folk tales. Zusammenfassung The author grew up in 1960s Ethiopia! a country he describes as a 'barefoot empire! home of black-maned lions ...old priests decked out like butterflies and blazing young singers of Ethio-jazz'. This book plunges the reader into praise poems that sing and boast and glory in the colours and textures of this country.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Beckett
• Publisher: External catalogue UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2013
• EAN: 9781906188092
• ISBN: 978-1-906188-09-2
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Oxford Poets; Oxford Poets
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies