{"product_id":"une-tempete-book-aime-cesaire-9782020314312","title":"Une tempete","description":"Cesaire's \u003ci\u003eTempest\u003c\/i\u003e, in translation by Richard Miller, is a sprightly and song-filled enchantment. The luminous intelligence of Mr. Cesaire's meditation on the absurdities of colonialism shines through the antics of the bewildered characters. -\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe weapon of poetry may be Cesaire's greatest gift to a modern world still searching for freedom. As one of the last truly great 'universalists' of the twentieth century, he has had a hand in shaping or critiquing many of the major ideologies and movements of the modern world. In his own words: 'Poetic knowledge is born in the great silence of scientific knowledge.' -from the Introduction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCesaire's rich and insightful adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e draws on contemporary Caribbean society, the African-American experience and African mythology to raise questions about colonialism, racism and their lasting effects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAIME CESAIRE\u003c\/b\u003e was a world-renowned poet, essayist and dramatist, whose best known works include \u003ci\u003eNotebook of a Return to My Native Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of King Christophe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Season in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eTropiques\u003c\/i\u003e, which was instrumental in establishing the use of surrealism as a political weapon. He co-formulated the concept of negritude, which urges black Africans to reject assimilation and cultivate consciousness of their racial qualities and heritage. Cesaire held a number of government positions in his native Martinique, including that of mayor of Fort-de-France. Cesaire died in 2008. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD MILER\u003c\/b\u003e has translated many books, both nonfiction and fiction, including works by Roland Barthes, Brassa? and Albert Camus, as well as poetry, many articles and a number of plays. Among his more recent translations are \u003ci\u003eScent\u003c\/i\u003e by Annick Le Guerer and \u003ci\u003eBeethoven's Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e by Esteban Buch, which was published in 2002. He lives in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49587809943825,"sku":"GOR004002506","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49653756526865,"sku":"GOR003865611","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50407257833745,"sku":"GOR002775711","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50487430021393,"sku":"CIN2020314312VG","price":4.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51697084301585,"sku":"CIN2020314312G","price":6.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51700905902353,"sku":"CIN2020314312A","price":4.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/2020314312.jpg?v=1751283420","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/une-tempete-book-aime-cesaire-9782020314312","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}