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This Earth, My Brother

Af: Kofi Awoonor Engelsk Paperback

This Earth, My Brother

Af: Kofi Awoonor Engelsk Paperback
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In this debut novel, Kofi Awoonor brilliantly interweaves poetry and allegory into a profound tale of social corruption in post-colonial Ghana.

Rooted in the African oral tradition, This Earth, My Brother paints a picture of post-independent Ghana through two distinctive narratives. In the first strand, we find Amamu, a young lawyer struggling to come to terms with his place amongst the new Ghanaian elite. Frustrated by the debauchery of his peers, and the misery engulfing the country, he decides to leave. During his journey across Europe, Amamu is gripped with a different kind of spiritual alienation – one that he can’t run away from.

Bridging the gaps between Amamu’s story are chapters of rich prose poetry that tell an allegorical tale of new Ghana. From religious suffering to mermaids, Kofi Awoonor lyrically captures the inner workings of a man’s disturbed conscience and the conflicting realities of Ghana’s independence.

''Wonderfully musical prose.'' Guardian
''A great and powerful literary personality.'' Auma Obama

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In this debut novel, Kofi Awoonor brilliantly interweaves poetry and allegory into a profound tale of social corruption in post-colonial Ghana.

Rooted in the African oral tradition, This Earth, My Brother paints a picture of post-independent Ghana through two distinctive narratives. In the first strand, we find Amamu, a young lawyer struggling to come to terms with his place amongst the new Ghanaian elite. Frustrated by the debauchery of his peers, and the misery engulfing the country, he decides to leave. During his journey across Europe, Amamu is gripped with a different kind of spiritual alienation – one that he can’t run away from.

Bridging the gaps between Amamu’s story are chapters of rich prose poetry that tell an allegorical tale of new Ghana. From religious suffering to mermaids, Kofi Awoonor lyrically captures the inner workings of a man’s disturbed conscience and the conflicting realities of Ghana’s independence.

''Wonderfully musical prose.'' Guardian
''A great and powerful literary personality.'' Auma Obama

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 272
ISBN-13: 9781035906130
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1035906139
Kategori: England
Udg. Dato: 14 mar 2024
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 200mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 14 mar 2024
Forfatter(e): Kofi Awoonor
Forfatter(e) Kofi Awoonor


Kategori England


ISBN-13 9781035906130


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 272


Udgave


Længde 20mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 200mm


Udg. Dato 14 mar 2024


Oplagsdato 14 mar 2024


Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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