A Tree for Poverty


By: Laurence, Margaret

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Condition: Very Good

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Book is in excellent condition but with a crunch to the back cover at lower edge, causing a wrinkle. This is the only blemish, otherwise as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 145 pages.


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Originally published in a small edition in 1954, A Tree for Poverty was Margaret Laurence's first published book. In this new edition, Laurence's collection of Somali poems and stories is accompanied with a discussion of her life in Africa, and her in-depth investigation of the oral tradition of Somali literature.

Title: A Tree for Poverty

Author: Laurence, Margaret

ISBN Number: 1550221779

ISBN-13: 9781550221770

Location Published: ECW Press: 1993

Binding: Trade Paperback

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Poetry

Categories: Poetry, Africa

Seller ID: 144208

Keywords: africa, collection, folktales, literature, myths, oral, poetry, somali, stories, tradition, translations