As Long as Trees Take Root in the Earth: And Other Poems

by Alain Mabanckou

A hopeful, music-infused poetry collection from Congolese poet Alain Mabanckou.

These compelling poems by novelist and essayist Alain Mabanckou conjure nostalgia for an African childhood where the fauna, flora, sounds, and smells evoke snapshots of a life forever gone. Mabanckou's poetry is frank and forthright, urging his compatriots to no longer be held hostage by the civil wars and political upheavals that have ravaged their country...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857428772
• ISBN13: 9780857428776
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"