The woe shirt; Caribbean folk tales, translated by Howard A. Norman, drawings by Norman Laliberté
Port Townsend: Graywolf Press, 1980. Paperback. 62p., b&w illustrations (photographs of what look like soft sculptures), rubricated titlings throughout, a very good copy of the unlimited wraps edition of the original 1980 letterpress run done by Penmen Press. Barton a Trinidadian folklorist; Norman's introduction incorporates a pagelong excerpt from Peter Matthiessen's memories of him. Matthiessen blurbs the back cover most enthusiastically.
Cat.No: 144971
ISBN: 0915308363
Price: $16.00
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