Bøker av Simone Schwarz-Bart

In a tale of West Indian legend, magic, folk-loric wisdom and reverence for the elderly or deceased, great-grandmother of Minerve, the elderly Telumee, tells the story of her difficult life after recounting the equally difficult experiences of her female ancestors.

This volume is part of a series which is a tribute to women in Africa and the African diaspora. It weaves together oral tradition, folk legends and stories, songs and poems, historical accounts and traveller's tales from Egypt to Southern Africa, from prehistory to the 19th century.