Prayer to the Ancestors

A stunning bilingual English/French legacy edition of Gabriel Mwènè Okoundji's acclaimed poetry. Deeply rooted in Teke philosophy, oral tradition, and ancestral memory, these poems explore life, death, initiation, exile, and spiritual continuity with extraordinary lyrical force. Translated by Peter Figueroa, the collection preserves the cadence and symbolic richness of the French original while opening it to global readers. Ideal for readers of African literature, world poetry, spirituality, and postcolonial studies.