Description
Poetic collection by Aimé Césaire published in 1961 by Seuil in Paris. In Le Cadastre, Césaire draws up a precise inventory of Antillean memory, its ruins and its traces. The title refers to the colonial cadastre — that administrative document that recorded, divided and owned lands as property. Césaire’s poetry becomes here a poetic geography, redrawing colonial maps through memory and remembrance. The book is often considered one of the most accomplished works of the Martinican poet, where formal density reaches an exceptional level.
Sources and editions
- [[Aimé Césaire]], Wikipedia (French version), https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aim%C3%A9_C%C3%A9saire