Clamor
By: Hocine Tandjaoui ; translated by Olivia C. Harrison and Teresa Villa-Ignacio ; with artwork by Julie Simon-Titecat
Contributors: Harrison, Olivia C., 1980- translator; Villa-Ignacio, Teresa, 1975- translator; Simon-Titecat, Julie, illustrator
Publisher: Litmus Press
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Brooklyn, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781933959481
Subjects: Algerian Authors; Biography; African Americans; Music; Influence; Personal narratives; History; Social conditions
Work titles: Clameur
Description: "Hocine Tandjaoui's poetic memoir, Clamor, is a gripping testimonial to the transnational solidarities forged across the decolonizing world in the 1950s and 60s, from the rarely heard perspective of a child. Set against the backdrop of one of the bloodiest wars of decolonization, Clamor offers an account of the colonial soundscape and a dazzling poetic evocation of Tandjaoui's discovery of African-American music during his childhood in colonized Algeria. A gorgeously written and translated poetic text or "proème," Clamor reckons with the music that shaped Tandjaoui's childhood, the soundtrack of the Black liberation movements in the U.S., and the voices of artists of the African diaspora that rise above the din of war, becoming the soundbox and sounding board of decolonization in Algeria"--
Notes: "First published as Clameur © Hocine Tandjaoui, by 108 Édition, 2017"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Translated into English, with original French following.