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The artists writing throughout the 1906-1938 period are known in Madagascar by two terms: the mpanoratra zokiny (elders), principally born under the former Merina monarchy, and the mpanoratra zandriny (juniors) who were born under the French administration and were typically driven to recapture and celebrate the past before colonization.
That same year he drafted his first book, a short novel written in the Malagasy language. [3] He began to correspond with a wide range of writers around the world, including André Gide, Paul Valéry, Jean Amrouche, [2] Paul Claudel, and Valery Larbaud, [5] and spent large sums to buy books and ship them to Madagascar. [1]
Hainteny (pronounced [hajnˈtenʲ], Malagasy for "knowledge of words") is a traditional form of Malagasy oral literature and poetry, involving heavy use of metaphor.It is associated primarily with the Merina people of Madagascar. [1]
The Ibonia is an epic poem that has been told in various forms across the island of Madagascar for at least several hundred years. The Ibonia predates the introduction of the printing press in Madagascar in the early part of the 19th century and as such has long been part of the poetic and storytelling oral traditions of the island.
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It is the first work of fiction from Madagascar to be translated into English. [7] The translation was made possible through a 2015 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant. [1] [8] Beyond the Rice Fields was longlisted for the 2018 BTBA for Fiction and Poetry. [9] It received a Five-Heart Review from Foreword Reviews. [10]