Donald Burness

São Tomé and Príncipe.

This is the best English language book I can locate for São Tomé and Príncipe. It consists of an introduction, very opinionated, followed by two sections, also very opinionated, on the contemporary writing of Santomean authors. It is followed by a third, dual-language section of Santomean poetry, with translations by Burness, some more literal than others. It's best to think of this volume as an anthology, with a little history, a little culture, a little political commentary, and a dollop of poetry. It's reasonably effective and I have a much better sense of São Tomé and Príncipe than I did before reading.… (meer)