One of the greatest poets of the twentieth-century, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo published his masterpiece Translated from the Night in Malagasy in 1932. This is the complete English translation of that renowned collection of poems.Translated from the Night is Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo's most memorable collection of poetry. Considered Africa's first modern poet, Rabearivelo was hailed as a pure surrealist and remains one of the most enigmatic and influential poets of his generation.Translated from the French by Robert Ziller.
