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The Time Traveler's Wife is a great love story with a fascinating component. It is hard not to be moved by the story to ponder our purposes on this intriguing part of the universe called Earth . Love in its different aspects is eventually the overriding aspect of life that is worth living for . Like UNION MOUJIK, THE DOOMSDAY BOOK, DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE, LIFE OF PI, the characters portray emotions, are very expressive and are witty. I like the way a reader is led on. This is a recommended read.
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A fascinating story of Jean-Marie Medza who returns to his home village in the as an academic failure from his last exams, and is sent off to retrieve from upcountry Kala , the wife of a Niam, a villager who had run off with a man from Kala. This is after several attempts had been made to have her return home. Jean-Marie Medza's relatives honor him because he is a city man and he is educated. In this vivid portrayal of village life and the conflicts in a society coming to terms with western values, where those untouched or unexposed meet the white man, his ideas and those who are exposed to the ideas, Mongo Beti proved himself as a master storyteller. Medza lives with his relatives and… Lire la suite
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A beautiful book with storylines on Africa, The Girl Who Married a Lion is highly emotional and deep. With a clear depiction of African attachment to totems, the book provides an insight of Southern African cultures and traditions, of the close link of the people and the animals they became attached to, as well as their closeness to the environment. The people's perception and acceptance of life, death, love, happiness and sorrow are clearly depicted. There is a lot to learn, enjoy and develop from this book. It easily brings to mind the works of Janvier Tisi's THE USURPER AND OTHER STORIES. In the story I AM HATED, the strength of totems in the people's lives goes to confirm a lot in… Lire la suite
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