Winter in July by Doris Lessing
short stories about non-monogamous colonial types
Tag: Africa
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
a blog post that fell apart so much i paused the blog for six weeks
Travels With Myself And Another by Martha Gellhorn
another racist travel book
Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole
Teju Cole Me By Your Name
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
i can’t believe it’s so racist
The Africa In My House by Andrea Mbarushimana
A British woman considers the life of her Rwandan husband and his country.
The Diamond Smugglers by Ian Fleming
I’m writing this on an aeroplane to Istanbul, off for a “mimibreak”*. Treating myself to a trip, all on myContinue Reading
Every Day Is For The Thief by Teju Cole
About a year ago I read and quite enjoyed Teju Cole’s Open City. It was a set text for myContinue Reading
Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway was one of the first writers I ever truly loved. When I was an undergraduate, many years ago,Continue Reading
Straddling The Strait of Gibraltar: Tarifa & Tangier
In the southernmost tip of Western Europe is a small beach resort town called Tarifa. Full of hostels, kite-boarding schools,Continue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 