The Great Zoo: A Bilingual Edition

by Nicolás Guillén

A fantastical collection of poems by revolutionary Afro-Cuban poet Nicol s Guill n presented in a Spanish-English bilingual edition.

Born in Cuba to parents of African and European ancestry, Nicol s Guill n worked in printing presses and studied law before moving into Havana's literary scene. A virtuosic maker and breaker of forms, Guill n rose to fame by transforming a popular form of Cuban music into poetry that called attention to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226834794
• ISBN13: 9780226834795
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.