Friday, September 10, 2010
THE BLIND KINGDOM
Tadjo, Veronique
Written 30 years after the Cote d'Ivoire's Declaration of Independence from France in 1960, this is an illuminating political allegory which resonates in many ways with the contemporary scene and current crisis in that country. Yet, this multi-layered narrative comprises a series of short stories and poetic texts threaded together that can be read across temporal and geographic boundaries both within and beyond continental Africa. Veronique Tadjo explores multiple themes, issues and questions, which are interwoven into a compelling narrative of love and renewal. Translated from the French by Janis Mayes.
106pp, UK. AYEBIA.
2008 9780955507915 Paperback
Labels:
books,
Côte d'Ivoire,
fiction
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