The bilingual edition of The Complete Poetry of Aimé Césaire represented a challenge on several fronts. No commercial publisher would have agreed to publish a 960-page book of poetry that is celebrated for its difficulty. Even among university presses very few would take a chance on such a specialized book. Fortunately the Poetry series of Wesleyan University Press, ably directed by Suzanna Tamminen, has a high profile in this niche market. Other factors contributed to making this prestigious edition possible.
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