Chango, Decolonizing the African Diaspora

Changó,Decolonizing the African Diaspora, a ground-breaking postcolonial text by Manuel Zapata Olivella, presents the African American experience from the perspective of gods who watch over the world. This centennial anniversary release is a passionate tour de force that makes sense of our past, present, and future. It recounts scenes from four centuries of involuntary displacement and servitude of the muntu, the people, and is centered in the Caribbean. Through the voices of various historical figures, Zapata Olivella conveys the breadth of heroism, betrayal, and suffering common to the history of people of African descent in the Western hemisphere. Readers and critics of postcolonial literatures will appreciate this masterpiece, while students of world cultures will appreciate its extraordinary tapestry, woven from myth and history.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 396 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Changó,Decolonizing the African Diaspora, the crowning achievement of Afro-Colombian author Manuel Zapata Olivella, is a powerful and thought-provoking work that delves into the African American experience from a unique perspective. This groundbreaking postcolonial text, celebrating its centennial anniversary, remains a passionate exploration of our past, present, and future. In a new introduction by Professor William Luis, the book is positioned in contemporary politics and reasserts its significance in Afro-Spanish American literature. Spanning from Brazil to New England, with a central focus on the Caribbean, where countless enslaved people once arrived from West Africa, Changó vividly recounts scenes from four centuries of involuntary displacement and servitude experienced by the muntu, the people. Through the voices of renowned figures such as Benkos Biojo in Colombia, Henri Christophe in Haiti, Simon Bolivar in Venezuela, Jose Maria Morelos in Mexico, the Aleijadinho in Brazil, and Malcolm X in Harlem, Zapata Olivella weaves a profound tapestry of heroism, betrayal, and suffering common to the history of people of African descent in the Western hemisphere. This remarkable work, translated into English for the first time, offers readers and critics of postcolonial literatures a rare opportunity to immerse themselves in Zapata Olivella's masterpiece. At the same time, students of world cultures will appreciate the extraordinary depth and richness of this tapestry, woven seamlessly from equal strands of myth and history.

Weight: 626g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367756543