Dec 07 2008

A Partisan’s Daughter

Published by Fence under Books

Author: Louis de Bernieres
ISBN: 9781846551420 DDC: 823.914

I am not the sort of man who goes to prostitutes.
Well, I suppose that every man would say that. People would disbelieve it just because you felt you have to say it.

Image of A Partisan's DaughterI’m quite a fan of de Bernieres’ works. I haven’t read them all but I have enjoyed the ones I’ve read. The two narrators of this book take turns in telling their shared story. One chapter will be Chris, the next is Roza’s. Chris is in his forties, a respectable, married man, a travelling salesman who seems quite distant from life in general. Roza is younger, in her twenties, an illegal immigrant from Yugoslavia.

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Jul 11 2008

Half of a Yellow Sun

Published by Fence under Books

Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 9780007200283 DDC: 823.92 Image of Half of a Yellow SunLibraryThing ; Other reviews

Master was a little crazy; he had spent too many years reading books overseas, talked to himself in his office, did not always return greetings, and had too much hair.

This is the story of a collection of different characters; Ugwu from a small village who becomes a Houseboy to Odenigbo, a university professor. His lover Olanna. Her twin sister Kainene. Kainene’s English lover Richard. The setting, Nigeria in the 1960’s, is one I know pretty much nothing about. And I know even less about the Republic of Biafra. But it isn’t just a political or historical novel. It is really all about the people.

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