"Gombo Zhebes." - Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs, Selected from Six Creole Dialects

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Lafcadio Hearn ISBN: 9781473393431
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: April 10, 2014
Imprint: Palmer Press Language: English
Author: Lafcadio Hearn
ISBN: 9781473393431
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: April 10, 2014
Imprint: Palmer Press
Language: English

Lafacadio Hearn left Cincinnati for New Orleans in 1877, where he remained for almost a decade. Whilst there he penned Gombo Zhebes, which is a collection of 352 Creole proverbs selected from 6 different dialects. Included are selections from the Creole of French Guyana, the Creole of Haiti, the Creole of New Orleans, the Creole of Martinique, the Creole of Mauritius, and the Creole of Trinidad. The proverbs are translated into French and into English. This early work by Hearn was first published in 1885 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

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Lafacadio Hearn left Cincinnati for New Orleans in 1877, where he remained for almost a decade. Whilst there he penned Gombo Zhebes, which is a collection of 352 Creole proverbs selected from 6 different dialects. Included are selections from the Creole of French Guyana, the Creole of Haiti, the Creole of New Orleans, the Creole of Martinique, the Creole of Mauritius, and the Creole of Trinidad. The proverbs are translated into French and into English. This early work by Hearn was first published in 1885 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

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