Song for Almeyda and Song for Anninho

by Gayl Jones

Book Overview

"Jones's great achievement is to reckon with both history and interiority, and to collapse the boundary between them."--Anna Wiener, THE NEW YORKER

From the highly acclaimed author of Corregidora and The Healing--two epic poems, the love songs of fugitive slaves, set in 17th-century Brazil; continuing the unforgettable journey told in Gayl Jones's masterwork, Palmares (2021).

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807029904
• ISBN13: 9780807029909
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.6"