Daughters of Africa
An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present
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An international anthology of words and writings by women of African descent--from the ancient oral tradition to the present. A monumental literary enterprise, it is the most inclusive anthology ever attempted of oral and written literature--in every conceivable genre--by women of African descent the world over. (Pantheon) List of Contributors Continued: Dorothy West , Carolina Maria de Jesus , Ellen Kuzwayo , Billie Holiday , Claudia Jones , Margaret Walker , Gwendolyn Brooks , Marie Vieux-Chauvet , Caroline Ntseliseng Khaketla , Aída Cartagena Portalatín , Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley , Alice Childress
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Daughters of Africa, Margret Busby
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- Released
- 1993
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- Title
- Daughters of Africa
- Subtitle
- An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Margret Busby
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 1993
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 1093
- ISBN10
- 0099224216
- ISBN13
- 9780099224211
- Series
- Tags
- Compilations, Anthologies, Short Stories, Feminism, Africa, African American Literature, Ethnicity
- Description
- An international anthology of words and writings by women of African descent--from the ancient oral tradition to the present. A monumental literary enterprise, it is the most inclusive anthology ever attempted of oral and written literature--in every conceivable genre--by women of African descent the world over. (Pantheon) List of Contributors Continued: Dorothy West , Carolina Maria de Jesus , Ellen Kuzwayo , Billie Holiday , Claudia Jones , Margaret Walker , Gwendolyn Brooks , Marie Vieux-Chauvet , Caroline Ntseliseng Khaketla , Aída Cartagena Portalatín , Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley , Alice Childress