Woman who Has Sprouted Wings


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"…a group of outstanding poets, many of whom, despite their obvious merit, are known only within their own countries…The fluent translations not only recreate faithfully the poets' works, but, more significantly, reflect the personal, intellectual, and emotional circumstances that prompted them." —Choice




Daughters of the Diaspora


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Daughters of the Diaspora features the creative writing of 20 Hispanophone women of African descent, as well as the interpretive essays of 15 literary critics. The collection is unique in its combination of genres, including poetry, short stories, essays, excerpts from novels and personal narratives, many of which are being translated into English for the first time. They address issues of ethnicity, sexuality, social class and self-representation and in so doing shape a revolutionary discourse that questions and subverts historical assumptions and literary conventions. Miriam DeCosta-Willis's comprehensive Introduction, biographical sketches of the authors and their chronological arrangement within the text, provide an accessible history of the evolution of an Afra-Hispanic literary tradition in the Caribbean, Africa and Latin America. The book will be useful as textbook in courses in Africana Studies, Women's Studies, Caribbean, Latina and Latin American Studies as well as courses in literature and the humanities.





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Technicians of the Sacred


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"Technicians of the Sacred presents 'primitive' and ancient poetries as the incantations they are, loaded with power and very full of the magic that invests all good poetry. A fresh, ingenious selection of ritual and sacred poetry from around the world, translated with irreverence and raw attitude. Rothenberg finds incredibly powerful language in places where it wouldn't occur to most people to look, and he's not afraid of crudeness and hilarity" --publisher.




A Poetics of Resistance


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A survey of the empowering poetry of politically active women in El Salvador, South Africa, and the United States.




A Place in the Sun


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A Place in the Sun? examines the work of Cuban women writers in the 20th century. Catherine Davies explores how Cuban women's literature has contributed to constructions of a collective identity.




What Happens When Women Say Yes to God


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Your job is obedience. God's job is everything else. If you've ever found yourself wondering...What is God's plan for my life? or Can He really use me? you're not alone. Lysa TerKeurst has wrestled through those same questions. But she's also learned that we were absolutely created to participate in God's divine activity and experience His rich blessings. We just have to say yes to Him! Through her own struggles, doubts, and honest vulnerability, Lysa will equip you to: Reignite your passion for the Lord by discovering the incredible opportunities He's already placed in front of you and the courage to say yes. Know what God is speaking personally to you with practical ways to listen for His voice. Overcome the fear that you're not doing the Christian life right by learning it's about perfect surrender, not perfect performance. Apply key teachings to your own situation today with helpful study questions and reflection prompts. Get ready for a journey of joy and purpose—one that will radically bless you beyond what you can ask or imagine!




Fortune's Wing


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Fortune Oyama is just a normal teenager. He goes to school, makes good grades, and spends time with his family and friends. Everything changes on the day of his eighteenth birthday, when a single Left Wing miraculously sprouts out of his back. Fortune learns he is part of a prophecy to either save or destroy the world. Fortunes Wing takes him and his friends on a journey to a mysterious island, where he must find the Right Wing and complete the set. However, there are other people who want the wings for themselves, and theyre willing to do anything to get them. Fortune must battle monsters and powerful sorcerers in order to fulfill his destiny. He who possesses the wings, shall control the fate of the world.




Hidden Realms of Silver Lake Box Set (books 1-2)


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Enjoy the next segment of the unfolding saga of powerful dragons in one of Earth’s hidden realms. Power, protection, and a promise to love. Book 1: Awakened By Flames The only thing between this werewolf and his destined mate is a portal to a different world. Book 2: Seduced By Flames In order to stay alive, a dragon shifter and a human must join forces.




The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation


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This book, written by a team of experts from many countries, provides a comprehensive account of the ways in which translation has brought the major literature of the world into English-speaking culture. Part I discusses theoretical issues and gives an overview of the history of translation into English. Part II, the bulk of the work, arranged by language of origin, offers critical discussions, with bibliographies, of the translation history of specific texts (e.g. the Koran, the Kalevala), authors (e.g. Lucretius, Dostoevsky), genres (e.g. Chinese poetry, twentieth-century Italian prose) and national literatures (e.g. Hungarian, Afrikaans).