Translated From the Night

One of the greatest twentieth-century poets of Madagascar, 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 African surrealist and remains one of the most enigmatic and influential poets of the twentieth century. Translated from the French by Robert Ziller.