Tefuga
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.29 (712 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 039455180X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 255 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Extraordinary portrayal of colonial Africa" according to P. Shipman. The review from Reed's Business misses the boat. This is not particularly a mystery, though Dickinson is a talented mystery writer and a murder occurs. This is a beautifully drawn and utterly convincing portrait of life in colonial Africa and in the conflicts and misunderstandings that plague well-meaning people dealing with cultures outside their own. I spent many years in post-colonial Africa and based on my experiences, TERFUGA is a masterpiece and a haunting work of literature about the colonial situation. It is pertinent that Dickinson . "Excellent book by superb author" according to magnolia_fleece_farm. I agree with P Shipman. The reed review completely misses the point. Narrative necessity and the entire flavor of the story requires the "key event" be out the main narrative flow.Additional enjoyment for those who like Masterpiece Theatre type programs will be pleased that one of the plot strands has the characters' filming one. Additional humor.. In honor of Peter Dickinson's completed life, rereading his literary corpus. Intriguing, creative and compelling. Dickinson deftly Inserts the reader into the complex, convoluted and short-sighted (indirect) British rule in sub-Saharan Africa. That short-sighted (indirect) rule parallels the flaws of the U.S. and others ineptly dealing with the tribal antipathies of the Middle East. Read, be wowed by its intensity and be sad.for the waste of humanity in war. Another winner from a writer of global ethics.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Hovering over the shadowy events of the past and over a present steeped in corruption and violence is a mysterious shaping event toward which the action moves. While prolific writer Dickinson (The House Party delivers a smoothly phrased, interesting narrative, it is somewhat marred by a sense of anticlimax and a profusion of pedestrian detail. Its pages recreate that time in detailthe life of an isolated woman in the overwhelmingly man's world of the British Empire; the ways of the resident Kitawa and Hausa people; the ambiguities of "indirect rule"; Betty's identification with native servants (including a houseboy who later rises to the rank of spiritual leader).
But Betty's fascination with the local Kitawa tribe, innate sense of justice, and irrepressibly independent spirit mean she could never turn a blind eye to the suffering of oppressed women-particularly the abused wives of the ruling emir. A master of both style and substance, Dickinson brilliantly re-creates times and places in stunning detail, transporting readers to an Africa so remarkably realistic they can almost feel the equatorial winds on their faces.. Sixty years have passed since Betty Jackland first accompanied her husband, Ted, to this colonial African backwater, resolving to be a perfect helpmate and wife to Britain's district officer in the emirate of Kiti. She never imagined that her strong words and actions could have violent consequences in the shadow of Tefuga Hill-or that the echoes of the tragedy would resound dangerously in the life of her own son many years on. Linking two stories separated by more than half a centu