Saiks toy know I am addict to buying books I have just order my copy. How do you find globalisation and its disorder I sent to you. I hope you enjoy reading. Please check on the latest of John Pilger;- Tell me no lies- Investigative Journalism and its triumphs. It is also a good reading.
samateh saikou <[log in to unmask]> wrote:T,
Thank you for this short review,I read the book and it is very interesting.I
hope people will buy it,Baba is a great writer.
For Freedom
Saiks
>From: Tony Cisse
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Buy Baaba Sillah's Novel
>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:04:19 -0500
>
>Jaajef to all on Gambia L.
>
>Baaba Sillah's novel 'When the Monkey Talks'has now been reprinted and is
>available for purchase.
>
>This is a novel of social, political and economic history seen through the
>eyes of a young boy, Samba, growing up in colonial West Africa. His story
>is the story of the impact of economic changes that have taken place in
>Africa ever since she had contact with Merchants and seafarers; Slavers,
>Explorers, Colonialists and others of a mixed hew. More specifically, the
>book examines the effect of the imposition of a monoculture on the lives,
>culture and traditions of the peoples living under indirect rule. It is a
>novel that spans the seventy-year period of colonial rule, between 1880 and
>1950. It is the story of a son and his mother, a boy and his friends, a
>young man falling in love and a young adult becoming politically aware of
>the dynamics of colonialism and his own society. It touches on issues of
>love, life, custom and continuity-the narrative is long and follows the
>fortunes of ordinary everyday people and it embraces all aspects of life in
>Africa under Colonial rule and its effects up to the present!
>
>In the words of Joakin, the palm wine tapper, the book attempts to restore
>the dignity and splendour of the past. This gives us pride in who we are,
>based on who we have been. In this way the book contributes to the
>formation of who we may become. It is never too late to become. The
>prerequisite is the acquisition of the knowledge of and pride in history
>and tradition and to uphold a sense of equity and fair play and the
>readiness to take responsibility for our actions.
>
>Inspite of the novel being based on life in West Africa, the issues that
>are raise are Pan African and even common to developing countries which
>have been under the influence of colonial powers at some time in their
>history. Perhaps one even daresay, that any people desiring to focus on,
>maintain and carry on their traditions in the face of the rapid pace of
>modernisation- and yet can at the same time challenge these very traditions
>if they stand in the way of progress and human advance.
>
>The book presents several challenges to the reader, salient among which,
>are in something so basic as in the spelling of African names. Up until
>now they have been spelt based on Anglo-Saxon phonology whereas a spelling
>standard has been chosen based on local orthography which is closer to how
>Africans speak and hear themselves.
>
>How to buy:
>
>go to:
>
>http://groups.msn.com/GambianNovelWhentheMonkeyTalks
>
>or e-mail admin_doineex"hotmail.com
>
>Prices = 10 pounds sterling plus postage and packing UK 2.50, EU 3.00, rest
>of world 5.50 (all prices in UK pounds)
>
>Please support further by downloading the details and asking your
>local/college/university library to buy a copy
>
>jamm ak xewel
>
>T.Cisse
>
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