Overview
.An expansive, eclectic, and innovative novel.āWomen's Review of Books
A modern-day Things Fall Apart, The Amputated Memory explores the ways in which an African womanās memory preserves, and strategically forgets, moments in her tumultuous past as well as the cultural past of her country, in the hopes of making a healthier future possible.
Pinned between the political ambitions of her philandering father, the colonial and global influences of encroaching and exploitative governments, and the traditions of her Cameroon village, Halla NjokĆØ recalls childhood traumas and reconstructs forgotten experiences to reclaim her sense of self. Winner of the Noma Awardprevious honorees include Mamphela Ramphele, Ngugi wa Thiongāo, and Ken Saro-WiwaThe Amputated Memory was called by the Noma jury a truly remarkable achievement . . . a deeply felt presentation of the female condition in Africa; and a celebration of women as the countryās memory.ā
This book title, The Amputated Memory (A Novel), ISBN: 9781558615557, by Werewere Liking, Marjolijn de Jager, Michelle Mielly, published by The Feminist Press at CUNY (November 1, 2007) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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