Verses of Forgiveness, by Myriam Antaki. Other Press, New York, New York: 2002 Original title: Les Versets du pardon, Award to Other Press: The Hemingway Grant from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. … [Continue reading]
The Watchers
The Watchers, by Tahar Djaout. Ruminator Books. St. Paul, Minnesota: 2002 Original title: Les Vigiles. … [Continue reading]
Voices from Madagascar/Voix de Madagascar: An Anthology of Contemporary Francophone Literature
Voices from Madagascar/Voix de Madagascar: An Anthology of Contemporary Francophone Literature, Edited by Jacques Bourgeacq and Liliane Ramarosoa. Ohio University Press: January 2002. … [Continue reading]
The Courtship of Sea Creatures
The Courtship of Sea Creatures, by Jean-Pierre Otte. George Braziller, New York, New York: May 2001. Original title: La Sexualité d’un plateau de fruits de mer. … [Continue reading]
“Couscous”
"Couscous," by Calixthe Beyala. Published in TRANSITION: An International Review, Issue No. 85. Adapted from Les Honneurs perdus: Michel Albin, Paris: 1996 … [Continue reading]
Love-Across-a-Hundred-Lives and It Shall Be of Jasper and Coral
It Shall Be of Jasper and Coral (journal of a misovire), and Love-Across-a-Hundred-Lives by Werewere Liking. CARAF Books, University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, Virginia: 2000. Original titles: L'Amour-Cent-Vies and Elle sera de jaspe … [Continue reading]
The Sun Hath Looked Upon Me
The Sun Hath Looked Upon Me by Calixthe Beyala. Heinemann, Oxford, U.K.: 1996. Original title: C'est le soleil qui m'a brûlée. … [Continue reading]
Your Name Shall Be Tanga
Your Name Shall Be Tanga by Calixthe Beyala. Heinemann, Oxford, U.K.: 1996. Original title: Tu t'appelleras Tanga. … [Continue reading]
LOUKOUM: The Little Prince of Belleville
LOUKOUM: The Little Prince of Belleville by Calixthe Beyala. Heinemann, Oxford, U.K.: 1995. Original title: Le Petit Prince de Belleville. … [Continue reading]
