Gombo Zhebes: Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs [Facsimile] (Hardcover)

by Lafcadio Hearn (Author)

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Hardcover: 64 pages
Publisher: Applewood Books; Facsimile edition (Jan 1 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1557095132
ISBN-13: 978-1557095138
Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16 x 1 cm
Shipping Weight: 277 g
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Originally published in 1885, Gombo Zhebes is a collection of 352 Creole proverbs selected from 6 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.

About the Author

Hearn (1850-1904) was born in Levkas, Greece, as the son of Greek and British parents. In 1869 he went to the United States and did various work, finally as a journalist. In 1890 he came to Japan and taught English in Japanese schools, and became a Japanese citizen under the name of Koizumi Yakuma. He died in Tokyo.