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This is a wonderfully written novel with a haunting atmosphere set in the Sudan in the mid-20th century. The narrator has returned to his home village from being educated in England. A stranger has settled in the village, a man, like himself, who was also educated in England. This stranger is soon dead, leaving the narrator with guardianship over his wife and sons, with the key to a mysterious room and with his story of sexual conquest in England that ends in each woman’s death. I take it that t
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A weird mix of Sudanese village life, cross-exotification of European/African cultures, sociopaths, and men being pieces of shit.
I have really mixed feelings on this one. It is a well written novel with some really great descriptions. I try to read about different cultures to try and educate myself (and pick up some good SCRABBLE words!) , however the treatment of women in this book made some of it very difficult to digest.
It is also told as a story within a story format-The narrator has returned to his village in Sudan after spending several years in Europe, He meets Mustafa Sa’eed. The novels goes back and forth betwee ...more
It is also told as a story within a story format-The narrator has returned to his village in Sudan after spending several years in Europe, He meets Mustafa Sa’eed. The novels goes back and forth betwee ...more
Nov 15, 2015
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
Dec 07, 2019
Pamela
marked it as to-read
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Dec 05, 2021
Nidhi Kumari
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Apr 22, 2023
Genia Lukin
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