The last of the African kings
by Maryse Condé
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The 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.
With 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.
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African Mythology, Blacks, Fiction, Fiction, general, Caribbean area, fiction, Romans (teksten), Novel, Texts, French, French fiction, Black peoplePlaces
Caribbean Area, MartiniqueTimes
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The last of the African kings
1997, University of Nebraska Press
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0803214898 9780803214897
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Les derniers rois mages
September 22, 1995, Gallimard
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2070393720 9782070393725
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