Paperback
2008 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
by Palés Matos, Luis
San Juan, Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico, 2008. Paperback. Near fine. Slim octavo (21 cm), pp. 189. Later printing. Pictorial wrappers. Translation by Jean Steeves-Franco. Includes sections on vocabulary and critical works consulted. Cover has minor edge wear. Binding is tight, as though unread. Palés Matos is best known for creating the genre of poetry, Afro-Antillano, blending Afro-Caribbean culture with Spanish language (Wikipedia). This is a translation of his landmark 1937 book, Tuntún de Pasa y Griferia. (Inventory #: 15830)