Books
by Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Desertion |
A stunning book, both satirical and moving, set in 1899 Kenya where English colonists, Islamic Indians and Arabs, as well as the 'muddled natives' of Africa cross paths. This tragic tale of cross-cultural love and loss takes us over three generations into the 1950s in Zanzibar. Gurnah artfully plays with the narrative point of view, which is sometimes disconcerting, but he weaves a brilliant story rather like a fugue, with the recurring motif of desertion. Definitely recommended!
(Pamela Jaunin - bwl 35 July 2006) |
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