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050 00 $aPQ3949.2.C65$bD4713 1997
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100 1 $aCondé, Maryse.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82093877
240 10 $aDerniers rois mages.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97014853
245 14 $aThe last of the African kings /$cMaryse Condé ; translated by Richard Philcox ; afterword by Leah D. Hewitt.
260 $aLincoln :$bUniversity of Nebraska Press,$c[1997], ©1997.
300 $axii, 216 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $aThe Last of the African Kings (Les derniers rois mages) follows the wayward fortunes of a noble African family. It begins with the regal Behanzin, an African king who opposed French colonialism and was exiled to distant Martinique. In the course of the novel, Maryse Conde tell of Behanzin's scattered offspring and their lives in the Caribbean and the United States.
520 8 $aWith many characters and countless stories, The Last of the African Kings skillfully intertwines the themes of exile, lost origins, memory, and hope. The book is set mainly in the Americas, from the Caribbean to modern-day South Carolina, yet Africa hovers always in the background.
650 0 $aBlack people$zMartinique$vFiction.
650 0 $aMythology, African$vFiction.
650 0 $aBlack people$zCaribbean Area$vFiction.
655 7 $aDomestic fiction.$2lcgft$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026295
700 1 $aPhilcox, Richard.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90706770
852 00 $bglx$hPQ3949.2.C65$iD4713 1997
852 00 $bbar$hPQ3949.2.C65$iD4713 1997