About “Bambo”
Murzynek Bambo is a children's poem by Polish-Jewish author Julian Tuwim, written in 1934, telling the story of a fictitious African child named Bambo. The poem was said to have been written to promote tolerance toward other ethnicities during interwar Poland, though it is now viewed by some as controversial, with critics accusing Tuwim of perpetuating harmful racial stereotypes. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1935
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