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Who Told You to Be God?

Who Told You to Be God?

Marial Awendit

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African Books Collective
Año de edición:
2024
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Poesía
ISBN:
9781779331380
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This collection contains poems of resistance to tyranny and human cruelty. Most suffering arises from human cruelty, in comparison to wild animals and natural disasters. This collection asserts the value of people and nature against adversaries such as greed, malevolent complicity, religious and racial bigotry. The triumph of love is what this collection expounds and puts afore.

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