{"product_id":"9781646053322","title":"No Gods Live Here","description":"Author: Conceico Lima\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781646053322\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 225\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2021 WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS-ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS POEMS IN TRANSLATION CONTEST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Gods Live Here\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book-length collection by a woman from So Tome to appear in English, is grounded in the lush islands' history of slavery, colonialism, and independence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA career-spanning collection from giant of Santomean poetry Conceico Lima, \u003ci\u003eNo Gods Live Here\u003c\/i\u003e catalogues and memorializes the cruelties and triumphs of the country's past alongside the poet's own childhood poems set against the tiny island nation's distinctive flora and geography. Through vivid imagery, Lima evokes So Tome and Prncipe, from popular Santomean music to imagery of fishermen on the beach, while remaining ever aware of the subjective meeting of memory, time, and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough poetry, Lima unites past and present to resurrect hope in human creation and the possibility of metamorphosis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46836327088286,"sku":"ADS-9781646053322","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781646053322.jpg?v=1778738025","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781646053322","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}