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Rossia. Afrika. Stikhi i poema [Russia. Africa. Verses and a Poem]

Title

Rossia. Afrika. Stikhi i poema [Russia. Africa. Verses and a Poem]

Subject

Black Literature in the Soviet Union

Description

The book explores Patterson’s identity as Russian, African, and American. In one short poem, his grandmothers, personifications of Russia and Africa, sing over his crib. This copy of the book is inscribed by the author.

Creator

James Patterson

Publisher

Moscow: Molodaia gvardiia [Young Guard]

Date

1963

Language

Russian

Type

Book

Files

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Citation

James Patterson, “Rossia. Afrika. Stikhi i poema [Russia. Africa. Verses and a Poem],” Exhibits, accessed April 1, 2025, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/27013.