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Queen of Flowers and Pearls - A Novel

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Gabriella Ghermandi was born in Addis Ababa and lives in Bologna, Italy. She writes and acts in narrative plays that she produces in Italy and Switzerland. She also conducts creative writing workshops for schools. This is her first novel.Giovanna Bellesia-Contuzzi is Professor of Italian Language and Literature at Smith College. She is translator, with Victoria Offredi Poletto of Little Mother (IUP, 2011).Victoria Offredi Poletto is Senior Lecturer in Italian Emerita at Smith College. Klappentext Gabriella Ghermandi was born in Addis Ababa and lives in Bologna, Italy. She writes and acts in narrative plays that she produces in Italy and Switzerland. She also conducts creative writing workshops for schools. This is her first novel.Giovanna Bellesia-Contuzzi is Professor of Italian Language and Literature at Smith College. She is translator, with Victoria Offredi Poletto of Little Mother (IUP, 2011).Victoria Offredi Poletto is Senior Lecturer in Italian Emerita at Smith College. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Translators' Note List of Amharic Words and Expressions The Promise Chapter One Yacob's Story Chapter Two The Passage Adolescence The Advice The Flower of the Month The Saturday Market! The Consent The First Day of Work At Legesse's Shop The West Announcement! Announcement! Arada Sefer The Move The First Celebration of Timket in the Capital The Chaos before the Calm Return to Debre Zeit The Departure The Return Chapter Three The Story of the Stupid Lion and the Monkey Chapter Four The Story of Abbaba Igira Salo Chapter Five Farisa Alula, the Great Chapter Six The Turtle Lady's Story Kebedech Seyoum Chapter Seven The Story of Woizero Bekelech and Signor Antonio Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Notes

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Authors Gabriella Ghermandi, Gabriella/ Bellesia-contuzzi Ghermandi, Ghermandi Gabriella
Assisted by Translated by Giovanna Bellesia-Contuzzi (Editor), Giovanna Bellesia-Contuzzi (Translation), Victoria Offredi Poletto (Translation), Victoria Poletto (Translation)
Publisher Indiana University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 19.02.2015
 
EAN 9780253015464
ISBN 978-0-253-01546-4
No. of pages 304
Series Global African Voices
Global African Voices
Indiana University Press (IPS)
Subject Fiction > Narrative literature

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