| Description |
179 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
"The translated poems presented in this collection ... are taken from Ayim's two volumes Blues in schwarz-weiss and Nachtgesang"--Translator's introd. |
| Bibliography |
"Bibliography of English language publications": pages 175-179. |
| Contents |
Reggac Fi May Ayim / Linton Kwesi Johnson -- Blues in black and white -- Translator's Introduction / Anne V. Adams -- Afro-german I -- Afro-german II -- A Letter from Muenster -- Almost not at all -- Fathersecking -- Mama -- We Want Out of Our Isolation: A Conversation -- Calm of the storm -- Sister -- One of the Others -- Between avenui and kreuzberg -- Distant ties -- Darkness -- 1990: Home/land and Unity from an Afro-German Perspective -- Borderless and brazen -- No more rotten gray -- for a colorful republic -- "Black Rage/White Outrage": A Conversation -- Arrogant question -- Invitation -- White Stress, Black Nerves: Stress Factor Racism -- Insignificant -- The nervous costume -- Racism and Oppression in Unified Germany -- Liberty of the arts -- Autumn in germany -- The accommodation -- The Afro-German Minority -- Soul sister -- Brothers in arms sisters of the sword -- The time thereafter -- Blues in Black and White: May Ayim (1960-1996) A Biographical Essay / Silke Mertins -- Preparing for the emergency -- In the face of death -- Nightsong -- Departure -- Afterword -- May Ayim: Curriculum Vitae -- Bibliography of English Language Publications. |
| Subject |
Black people -- Germany -- Literary collections.
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Black people. |
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Germany. |
| Genre/Form |
Literary collections.
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| Subject |
Germany -- Race relations -- Literary collections.
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Race relations. |
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Ayim, May, 1960-1996 -- Translations into English.
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Ayim, May, 1960-1996. |
| Genre/Form |
Literature.
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Literature.
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| Added Author |
Adams, Anne V.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections. English. 2003 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002022664
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Ayim, May, 1960-1996. Selections. English. 2003. Blues in black and white. Trenton, N.J. : Africa World Press, c2003 (OCoLC)603740649 |
| ISBN |
0865438897 |
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9780865438897 |
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0865438900 paperback |
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9780865438903 paperback |
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