Don't Whisper Too Much and Portrait of a Young Artiste from Bona Mbella

by Frieda Ekotto

Don't Whisper Too Much was the first work of fiction by an African writer to present love stories between African women in a positive light. Bona Mbella is the second. In presenting the emotional and romantic lives of gay, African women, Ekotto comments upon larger issues that affect these women, including Africa as a post-colonial space, the circulation of knowledge, and the question of who writes history. In recounting the beauty and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684480280
• ISBN13: 9781684480289
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Bucknell University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.9"
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher