La Bastarda
Trifonia Melibea Obono
‘The story of an orphan, Okomo, who lives with her grandmother and dreams of finding her father. She enlists the help of outcasts in the village including a gang of girls. She finds herself falling in love with the gang leader and rebelling against the norms of Fang culture.’–
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| ISBN | 9781936932238 |
| Genre | Fiction; Black Interest |
| Copyright Date | 2016 |
| Publication Date | 2018 |
| Publisher | Feminist Press at CUNY |
| No. of Pages | 116 |
| Notes | The book is banned in Equatorial Guinea. La Bastarda is the first story about lesbians from Equatorial Guinea to be published in Spanish. In 2016, the book was included on a list by El País as one of the ten best books by an African writer.
Translated by Lawrence Schimel. Afterword by Abosede George. |
| LoC Classification | PQ8619.O26 .B3713 2018 |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Original Publisher | Flores Raras |
| Original Language | |
| Translator | Lawrence Schimel |
| Subject | Fang (West African People) – Fiction; Orphans – Fiction. – Africa, West; Women – Fiction. – Africa, West |
| BookID | 15120 |
