Queen Pokou : concerto for a sacrifice
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Reine Pokou. English
Author
Tadjo, Véronique, 1955-
Contributors
Reid, Amy Baram, 1964-
Status
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PQ3989.2.T25 R4513 2009
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Africa, West -- Ethnic relations -- Fiction.
Africa, West -- History -- Fiction.
Baule (African people) -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mother and child -- Fiction.
Pokou, -- Queen of the Baoulé, -- 1700-approximately 1760 -- Fiction.
Queens -- Fiction.
Slave trade -- Africa, West -- Fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Baule (African people)
Ethnic relations.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Mother and child.
Pokou, -- Queen of the Baoulé, -- 1700-approximately 1760. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvMBtfjH6PhKTmYJxFxjC
Queens.
Slave trade.
West Africa.
Other Subjects
Afrique occidentale -- Histoire -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Afrique occidentale -- Relations interethniques -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Baoulé (Peuple d'Afrique) -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Esclaves -- Commerce -- Afrique occidentale -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Historical fiction.
Mère et enfant -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Reines -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxi, 70 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Translation from the French of: Reine Pokou : concerto pour un sacrifice. Actes Sud, 2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 69).
Description
This award-winning novel, woven into the framework of eighteenth century West Africa, recounts the story of Queen Abraha Pokou's sacrifice of her son to save the Baoule people. But it is also much more than that. Telling and retelling the story, changing key elements each time - what if the queen saved her son? what if she went crazy from grief? what if she ended up on a slave ship?
Awards
Grand Prix Littéraire d'Afrique Noire, 2005
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Tadjo, V., & Reid, A. B. (2009). Queen Pokou: concerto for a sacrifice . Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tadjo, Véronique, 1955- and Amy Baram Reid. 2009. Queen Pokou: Concerto for a Sacrifice. Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK: Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tadjo, Véronique, 1955- and Amy Baram Reid. Queen Pokou: Concerto for a Sacrifice Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK: Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited, 2009.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Tadjo, V. and Reid, A. B. (2009). Queen pokou: concerto for a sacrifice. Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK: Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Tadjo, Véronique, and Amy Baram Reid. Queen Pokou: Concerto for a Sacrifice Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited, 2009.

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