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Laddar... No Sweetness Here and Other Storiesav Ama Ata Aidoo
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I stumbled on this among my grandmother's books - what a treasure. So I had been meaning to read it this year after I found it, then heard shortly after that that Ama Ata Aidoo had passed. So then I DEFINITELY had to get around to reading it. I am a short story collection reader! This is a great one! Aidoo writes about Ghana and now this collection is over 50 years old. But it's still a great one to pick up. Some things might go over my head, but that is understandable, I haven't read much from Ghana or even from the 1970s? But wow, this must have been fresh stuff 50 years ago! It still seems so. ( ) No Sweetness Here is a collection of eleven short stories set in post-colonial Ghana. Aidoo has a wonderful ear for dialogue, and the rhythms and cadence of the language here make it rewarding to read aloud. A handful of the stories themselves I did like, but most of them fell flat for me—they felt quite dated, what may well have been new and fresh in the 60s just failing to capture me now. Worth reading for the title story and 'For Whom Things Did Not Change.' inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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In this collection, Ama Aita Aidoo explores postcolonial life in Ghana with her characteristic honesty and humor. Tradition wrestles with new urban influences as Africans try to sort out their identity in a changing culture. True to the tradition of African storytelling, the characters come to life through their distinct voices and speech. If there is no sweetness, there is the salt essential to life, even if it comes from tears, and the strength that comes from a history of endurance. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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