A Tree for Poverty; Somali Poetry and Prose
by Laurence, Margaret
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1550221779
- ISBN 13
- 9781550221770
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Erin: ECW Press [1-55022-177-9] 1993. (Trade paperback) 145pp. Near fine. The covers are faded at the spine and edges. "Originally published in a small edition in 1954, A Tree for Poverty was Margaret Laurence's first published book. This renowned collection of translations of Somali poems and stories was based on Laurence's in-depth investigation of the oral tradition of Somali literature". Introduction by Donez Xiques. Locale: Somalia. (Fiction, Canadian, Authors--Canada, Oral Tradition, Poetry, Poverty, Stories, Storytelling).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 154256
- Title
- A Tree for Poverty; Somali Poetry and Prose
- Author
- Laurence, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1550221779
- ISBN 13
- 9781550221770
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Place of Publication
- Erin
- This edition first published
- September 1993
- Keywords
- Fiction, Canadian, Authors--Canada, Oral Tradition, Poetry, Poverty, Stories, Storytelling
- Bookseller catalogs
- CANADIAN LITERATURE;
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