Reading List - Books read during first 7 months
List of Books read during ‘Take On Africa’, in order read. (Those with an asterisk * are related to Africa and those in bold I enjoyed most and would highly recommend):
Wide Sargasso Sea – Jean Rhys
Lolita – Nabokov
A Short History of Nearly Everything – Bill Bryson
Our Man in Havana – Graham Greene
The Last Templar – [...]
Collier’s Take on War, Guns and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places
Browsing Times Online today, one article caught my eye, for two reasons:
Firstly, it was about Africa - and anything involving Africa interests me these days, as the date for my departure from the UK and entry to this fascinating continent looms ever nearer.
Secondly, it mentioned Paul Collier - the author of The Bottom Billion: Why [...]
Seeing Beyond Stereotypes
I read a satirical essay today titled ‘How To Write About Africa‘.
I stumbled upon the article by Binyavanga Wainaina, which is published by Granta, having typed the word ‘Africa’ into Google.
The article begins by saying that the title should always include either ‘Africa’, ‘Darkness’ or ‘Safari’. This is so very true.
Now I don’t have a [...]
