Hammer Blows by David Mandessi Diop Paperback Book 9781035900718

In this English translation of Hammer Blows the famous collection of poems by renowned writer David Diop is presented in all its brilliance and witFirst published in 1956 this powerful collection was written during the height of the Negritude movement in France Posthumously translated into English as Hammer Blows Diops voice offers a passionate critique of slavery in the American South and colonialism in AfricaEdited and translated from the French by Simon Mpondo and Frank JonesA vigorous use of diction that cuts like a whip an impassioned and total commitment to the oppressed John F Povey