Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Fri fragt over 499,-
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv
Jazz and Palm Wine
Engelsk
Bogcover for Jazz and Palm Wine af Emmanuel Dongala, 9780253026699
Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
138
ISBN-13:
9780253026699
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0253026695
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
3 apr 2017
Størrelse i cm:
14,2 x 21,6 x 0,9
Oplagsdato:
3 apr 2017
Forfatter(e):
Genre:

Jazz and Palm Wine

Engelsk
Paperback 2017
Format:

Bog beskrivelse
Jazz, aliens, and witchcraft collide in this collection of short stories by renowned author Emmanuel Dongala. The influence of Kongo culture is tangible throughout, as customary beliefs clash with party conceptions of scientific and rational thought. In the first half of Jazz and Palm Wine, the characters emerge victorious from decades of colonial exploitation in the Congo only to confront the burdensome bureaucracy, oppressive legal systems, and corrupt governments of the post-colonial era. The ruling political party attempts to impose order and scientific thinking while the people struggles to deal with drought, infertility, and impossible regulations and policies; both sides mix witchcraft, diplomacy, and violence in their efforts to survive. The second half of the book is set in the United States during the turbulent civil rights struggles of the 1960s. In the title story, African and American leaders come together to save the world from extraterrestrials by serving vast quantities of palm wine and playing American jazz. The stories in Jazz and Palm Wine prompt conversations about identity, race, and co-existence, providing contextualization and a historical dimension that is often sorely lacking. Through these collisions and clashes, Dongala suggests a pathway to racial harmony, peaceful co-existence, and individual liberty through artistic creation.
... Vis mere

Forlags Vejl. pris
174,68 kr
Hos Booktok
164 kr
spar 6%
Læg i kurv nu
Sikker betaling
23 - 25 hverdage

Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
138
ISBN-13:
9780253026699
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0253026695
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
3 apr 2017
Størrelse i cm:
14,2 x 21,6 x 0,9
Oplagsdato:
3 apr 2017
Forfatter(e):
Finder produkter...
Kategori sammenhænge