One of the greatest poets of the twentieth-century, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo published his masterpiece Translated from the Night in Malagasy in 1932. This is the complete English translation of that renowned collection of poems. Translated from the Night is Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo's most memorable collection of poetry.Considered Africa's first modern poet, Rabearivelo was hailed as a pure surrealist and remains one of the most enigmatic and influential poets of his generation. Translated from the French by Robert Ziller.