Description
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.
About the authors
Margaret Laurence was born in 1926 in Neepawa, Manitoba. She published her first novel, This Side of Jordan (one of several works to be set in Africa), in 1960. The Stone Angel, published in 1964, was her second novel. It was an immediate success, as were her four subsequent Manawaka novels: A Jest of God (which won the 1967 Governor General's Award and was later made into the film Rachel, Rachel), The Fire Dwellers, A Bird in the House, and The Diviners — winner of the 1974 Governor General's Award. In 1971, Laurence was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. Remembered also as a peace activist, she died in 1987.
Other titles by
The Prophet's Camel Bell
Penguin Modern Classics Edition
Recognition and Revelation
Short Nonfiction Writings
This Side Jordan
Penguin Modern Classics Edition
The Tomorrow-Tamer
Penguin Modern Classics Edition
A Jest of God
Penguin Modern Classics Edition
The Stone Angel
Penguin Modern Classics Edition
A Bird in the House
Penguin Modern Classics Edition
The Fire-Dwellers
Penguin Modern Classics Edition
The Diviners
Penguin Modern Classics Edition
