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May 31, 2024 | |
9781603296434 | |
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184 | |
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5.50 Inches (US) | |
$25.00 USD, £18.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Mi madre, mi maestra, critical edition
Memorias del Sáhara Occidental
By Bahia Mahmud Awah Edited by Dorothy Odartey-Wellington
A memoir of traditional and postcolonial life in North Africa
Separated from his family in the aftermath of the failed decolonization process in Western Sahara, Bahia Mahmud Awah was sustained by recollections of his mother. In this memoir, he describes her sacrifices, her optimism, and her deep love. His family's experiences exemplify the larger story of loss and displacement in the region even as his story shows how shared memories can nourish community and culture across generations, even in exile. Incorporating poetry in Hassaniya, the traditional Saharawi language, the work highlights the role of language in shaping identity and resisting colonialism.
First published in 2011 as La maestra que me enseñó en una tabla de madera (The Woman Who Taught Me on a Wooden Slate), this edition includes a new epilogue by the author featuring further remembrances of his mother and examples of her poetry.
Separated from his family in the aftermath of the failed decolonization process in Western Sahara, Bahia Mahmud Awah was sustained by recollections of his mother. In this memoir, he describes her sacrifices, her optimism, and her deep love. His family's experiences exemplify the larger story of loss and displacement in the region even as his story shows how shared memories can nourish community and culture across generations, even in exile. Incorporating poetry in Hassaniya, the traditional Saharawi language, the work highlights the role of language in shaping identity and resisting colonialism.
First published in 2011 as La maestra que me enseñó en una tabla de madera (The Woman Who Taught Me on a Wooden Slate), this edition includes a new epilogue by the author featuring further remembrances of his mother and examples of her poetry.
About the Authors
Bahia Mahmud Awah is a Hispano-Saharawi writer, poet, and humanist. He holds an MA in anthropology from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, where he is currently completing a PhD. He is a member of several international organizations, including Antropología en Acción and Centro de Estudios Afrohispánicos. He has published numerous articles in both academic and cultural venues in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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MLA Texts and Translations | |
critical edition | |
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Paperback / softback | |
May 31, 2024 | |
9781603296434 | |
Spanish | |
English | |
184 | |
8.50 Inches (US) | |
5.50 Inches (US) | |
$25.00 USD, £18.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Other Titles by Bahia Mahmud Awah
My Mother, My Teacher, critical edition
Bahia Mahmud Awah. Edited and translated by Dorothy Odartey-Wellington.
May 2024
- Modern Language Association of America
$25.00 USD
- Paperback / softback
Other Titles by Dorothy Odartey-Wellington
My Mother, My Teacher, critical edition
Bahia Mahmud Awah. Edited and translated by Dorothy Odartey-Wellington.
May 2024
- Modern Language Association of America
$25.00 USD
- Paperback / softback
Other Titles from MLA Texts and Translations
Le sacrifice des vaches noires, critical edition
Moha Layid. Edited by Paul A. Silverstein.
Jun 2024
- Modern Language Association of America
$35.00 USD
- Paperback / softback
The Sacrifice of Black Cows, critical edition
Moha Layid. Edited and translated by Paul A. Silverstein.
Jun 2024
- Modern Language Association of America
$35.00 USD
- Paperback / softback
A Century of Queer Korean Fiction, critical edition
edited and translated by Samuel Perry
Dec 2023
- Modern Language Association of America
$40.00 USD
- Paperback / softback
Other Titles in BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Bluegrass Craftsman
edited by Frances L. S. Dugan and Jacqueline P. Bull
Dec 2025
- University Press of Kentucky
$30.00 USD
- Paperback / softback
$12.95 USD
- Electronic book text
I Could Name God in Twelve Ways
Karen Salyer McElmurray
Sep 2024
- University Press of Kentucky
$50.00 USD
- Hardback
$26.00 USD
- Electronic book text
$26.00 USD
- Paperback / softback
Black Officer, White Navy
Reuben Keith Green. Foreword by John P. Cordle.
Jun 2024
- University Press of Kentucky
$60.00 USD
- Hardback
$30.00 USD
- Electronic book text
$30.00 USD
- Paperback / softback