{"title":"Aimé Césaire","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the powerful voices and profound insights of Aimé Césaire, whose works delve into themes of identity, resilience, and cultural heritage. His writings illuminate the complexities of colonial history and the enduring spirit of the African diaspora, offering a rich tapestry of poetic and political expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eeducation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003earts \u0026amp; culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Césaire’s books challenge readers to confront issues of race, belonging, and return to one’s origins with both passion and intellect. Encounter a collection that blends lyrical intensity with sharp social critique, inviting reflection and awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"return-to-my-native-land-by-aime-cesaire-9780241535394","title":"Return to My Native Land","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The undisputed masterpiece of negritude and a poetic milestone of anti-colonialism'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGuardian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'We shall speak. We shall sing. We shall shout.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis blazing autobiographical poem by the founder of the negritude movement became a rallying cry for decolonisation when it appeared in 1939. Following one man's return from Europe to his homeland of Martinique, \u003cem\u003eReturn to My Native Land\u003c\/em\u003e is a reckoning with the trauma of slavery and exploitation, and a triumphant anthem for Black identity, one which reclaims and remakes language itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Nothing less than the greatest lyrical monument of this time'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAndre Breton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A Cesaire poem explodes and whirls about itself like a rocket, suns burst forth whirling and exploding'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJean-Paul Sartre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The most influential Francophone Caribbean writer of his generation'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eIndependent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46509547651308,"sku":"9780241535394","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27153273482273.jpg?v=1748778305"},{"product_id":"resolutely-black-by-aime-cesaire-9781509537150","title":"Resolutely Black","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAimé Césaire’s work is foundational for decolonial and postcolonial thought. His \u003ci\u003eDiscourse on Colonialism\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1955, influenced generations of scholars and activists at the forefront of liberation struggles in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean and it remains a classic of anticolonial thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis unique volume takes the form of a series of interviews with Césaire that were conducted by Françoise Vergès in 2004, shortly before his death. Césaire’s responses to Vergès’ questions cover a wide range of topics, including the origins of his political activism, the legacies of slavery and colonialism, the question of reparation for slavery and the problems of marrying literature to politics. The book includes a substantial postface by Vergès in which she situates Césaire’s work in its intellectual and political context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis timely book brings Césaire back into the present-day conversation on race, slavery and the legacy of colonialism. His penetrating insights on these matters should appeal to scholars and students throughout the humanities and social sciences as well as to the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432185020652,"sku":"9781509537150","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509537150.jpg?v=1774555543"},{"product_id":"decadent-stricken-dying-by-aime-cesaire-9781971559209","title":"Decadent, Stricken, Dying","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEurope, writes Aimé Césaire, is not civilised. It is decadent, stricken, dying. In this electrifying text, Western civilisation is stripped of its alibis and exposed as the foundation of modern brutality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat shocks is not the violence itself, but the clarity: fascism was not an aberration, but a return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038240256236,"sku":"9781971559209","price":14.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781971559209-decadent-stricken-dying.jpg?v=1785391314"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/aime-cesaire.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}