Notebook of a return to my Native Land | Aimé Césaire

This intriguing poem by Martiniquan poet Césaire, credited as the literary beginning of the Négritude movement, is a must-have. I remember encountering a French copy a couple of years ago and reading it in one sitting. Even though I didn't understand everything, his writing touched me in a way that I hadn't experienced before. Tip: read the extensive introduction afterwards.

Bilingual French/English edition translated by Mireille Rosello and Annie Pritchard.

Paperback | 152 pages | ISBN 9781852241841