Be with African History was more valuable than gold--for

was more valuable than gold--for the benefit of European powers and at the expense of the islands' sacred ecologies

Whether speaking in the voice of the goddess Persephone or thinking about aging while walking the dog

treasure hunters

In King's hands

offering us 'the performance of a lifetime'

Be with African History was more valuable than gold--forTitle: Be with Author: Forrest Gander ISBN: 9780811226059 Publisher: New Directions Published: 2018 Binding: Paperback Language: English Edition: Illustrated Condition Note: New from the publisher Publisher Description: Drawing from his experience as a translator, Forrest Gander includes in the first, powerfully elegiac section a version of a poem by the Spanish mystical poet St. John of the Cross. He continues with a long multilingual poem examining