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Notebook of a Return to the Native Land (Cahier d'un retour au pays natal)

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Region

Diaspora

Martinique

Era

Colonial/Negritude

Language

French

Genre

Poetry

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Epic poem marking the birth of Negritude movement, exploring Black identity, colonialism, and the poet's return to Martinique with revolutionary fervor.

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Foundational text of Negritude movement; co-founder alongside Senghor and Damas

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Epic poem marking the birth of Negritude movement, exploring Black identity, colonialism, and the poet's return to Martinique with revolutionary fervor. Foundational text of Negritude movement; co-founder alongside Senghor and Damas

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