Author
Justo Bolekia Boleka
Book Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Resource Publications (CA)
Published
February 2015
Click to expand
Today's Price
£25.66
Save 12%
Free UK Delivery
Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days
L
Today's Price £25.66
Skip to main content
Life giving resources. Faithfully delivered.
FREE delivery on orders over £10
Serving over 2 million Christians in the UK
with Bibles, Books and Church Supplies
Our Buy-Now-Pay-Later accounts used
by over 4,000 UK Churches & Schools
Excellent 4.8 out of 5
Trustpilot
You Might Also Like...
Product Description
Lobela is the first volume of poetry written by Justo Bolekia Boleka, poet, author, and linguist. In these poems, Boleka expresses his connection to his native land, Equatorial Guinea, the only nation in Sub-Saharan Africa whose language of colonization is Spanish. Gods, goddesses, adoration of elders, customs, longing for a lost land, and lost way of life are all part of these poetic expressions. Originally in Spanish, replete with songs, expressions, chants, and cadences from his native Bubi language, English readers will now have access to these expressions in this bi-lingual edition. ""Ugarte's translation of Lobela superbly conveys Boleka's interweaving of spirituality and sensuality. The empowering poems included in this bilingual volume display a world vision simultaneously grounded on ancient African knowledge and on contemporary African experiences. This is an extraordinary resource for scholars and a delightful read for everyone."" --Elisa Rizo, Iowa State University, Ames, IA ""In Justo Bolekia Boleka's Lobela, you will discover the mythical world of Bubi goddesses, gods and ancestors; a world that is rendered intuitively relatable through the rhythm and song of Boleka's masterful verse. This collection of poetry, crafted in Spanish and interspersed with Bubi ballads, is a mosaic that is pleasing to the ears. Lobela is unreservedly an innovative contribution to Afro-Hispanic spoken word."" --Dorothy Odartey-Wellington, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Justo Bolekia Boleka was born in Equatorial Guinea in 1954. He is Professor of French Philology and Linguistics at the University of Salamanca, Spain. He is the author of several volumes of poetry, a dictionary of the Bubi language, and historical essays. Michael Ugarte is Professor of Spanish language and literature at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Specification
Author
Justo Bolekia Boleka
Book Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Resource Publications (CA)
Published
February 2015
Weight
355g
Dimensions
153 x 229 x 10 mm
ISBN
9781498203746
ISBN-10
1498203744
Eden Code
4919405
More Information
Author/Creator: Justo Bolekia Boleka
ISBN: 9781498203746
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Release Date: February 2015
Weight: 355g
Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 10 mm
Eden Code: 4919405
Product Q+A
Ask a QuestionRecently Viewed
