Treasury of African Love: Poems & Proverbs

by Nicholas Awde (Editor)

Selection of songs and sayings from numerous African languages including Swahili, Yoruba, Berber, Zulu and Amharic.

Hardcover

First published November 1, 1996

Reviews

[Joshua Gage · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not a horrible collection, but it's not great either. The translations are very academic, and while they work to carry across the poems, they read as very dry.

Also, while there are acknowledgements, they are not thorough, so if one wants to pursue a specific translation, more research will need to be done.

It's a fine collection, clearly part of a series, but it's not wonderful.

[Emerson John Tiu Ng · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting poems

[Sheridan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The proverbs, the proverbs ❤️