Translated from the Night

One of the greatest twentieth-century poets of Madagascar, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo published his masterpiece, Translated from the Night , in Malagasy in 1932. This is the complete English translation of that renowned collection of poems. Translated from the Night is Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo's most memorable collection of poetry. Considered Africa's first modern poet, Rabearivelo was hailed as a pure African surrealist and remains one of the most enigmatic and influential poets of the twentieth century. Translated from the French by Robert Ziller.