"Gombo Zhebes." - Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs, Selected from Six Creole Dialects

by Lafcadio Hearn

Overview

Lafacadio Hearn left Cincinnati for New Orleans in 1877, where he remained for almost a decade. Whilst there he penned Gombo Zhebes, which is a collection of 352 Creole proverbs selected from 6 different dialects. Included are selections from the Creole of French Guyana, the Creole of Haiti, the Creole of New Orleans, the Creole of Martinique, the Creole of Mauritius, and the Creole of Trinidad. The proverbs are translated into French and into English. This early work by Hearn was first published in 1885 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473393431
Publisher:	Read Books Ltd.
Publication date:	04/22/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	50
File size:	1 MB