Indeed Yero. "Booklet" is the correct term to characterize this
insignificant essay. Hope to improve on it. Thanks again.
Baba
>From: Yero Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>CC: aaaagambial Lllll <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: [>-<] Dr. Saine reviews Mandela's Other Children
>Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:15:03 -0500
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>
>"Mandela’s Other Children, ended much too soon, however." Professor Saine.
>
>Mawdo Galleh,
>
>Nice review from professor Saine. He did good in the review. I like the
>above quote of his'.
>There is a room for us to hear a lot more from you. I also sensed that he
>is asking for too much information. In the reviews of Samsudeen's book
>titled "Coup d'etat", he did a similar job. To some extent, I thought it
>was a personal matter. He pushed Sam to some unknown corner. I share some
>of it knowing Samsudeen was working in Jammeh's administration. I
>understand the professor's frustration. Being a political professor, he can
>only dig matters in that direction.
>
>"At one level it is a diary, a slice of Gambian political history, a
>defiant political commentary, and at another level, it inspires hope and
>spells out a thoughtful and progressive political-economy alternative for
>Africa and to The Gambia’s current state of affairs of deepening
>authoritarianism, corruption and misery. " Professor Saine
>
>Here in this last paragraph, he truly summed up the book. That's what i
>read from that 101-paged book. Good job elder!
>
>
>Regards,
>Yero
>
>
>
>
>
> > From: [log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask];
>[log in to unmask]> Subject: [>-<] Dr. Saine reviews Mandela's
>Other Children> Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:34:27 +0000> > [ This e-mail is
>posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by "Baba Galleh Jallow"
><[log in to unmask]> ]> > > Hi All,> > Below is a review of Mandela's Other
>Children by Professor Abdoulaye Saine, > culled from The Gambia Echo. Dr.
>Saine, many thanks for this great review. > It illuminates the way forward
>for this yet evolving project. Godspeed.> > Baba> > > Baba Jallow,
>Mandela’s Other Children: The Diary of An African> > Journalist,
>Shelbyville, KY: Wasteland Press, April 2007, pp.101, $ 12.00> > >
>Mandela’s Other Children, as the sub-title indicates, is a diary of a >
>Gambian journalists who was a witness to the 1994 coup in The Gambia,and >
>thereafter caught in the tumultuous political events that followed.> > It
>is a vivid chapter in the thirteen-year saga of a deeply authoritarian >
>military and quasi-military regime whose rule continues to be defined by >
>imprisonment, torture and killing of journalists and civilians.> > The book
>is, therefore, a riveting narrative that takes the reader into the >
>torture chambers located in the National Intelligence Agency Headquarters >
>where operatives inflict harrowing and inhumane atrocities on journalists >
>whose only “crime” was to have reported the news.> > Consequently, this is
>a bold, angry and defiant book that, in late > Orientalist Edward Said’s
>words, “speaks truth to power.” The reader is > treated to a nuanced and
>contextualized political commentary on military > dictators in which the
>author ably and appropriately draws important> parallels between The
>Gambia, and other African countries once under the > grip of military
>dictators. In the end, the author blends these themes > seamlessly to
>deliver a powerful message of resistance, hope and liberation > for The
>Gambia, Gambians and all those oppressed by autocratic rulers > elsewhere.>
> > Mandela’s Other Children, ended much too soon, however.The reader is
>left > pondering why the author did not tell of his exit and self-imposed
>exile > from The Gambia and the circumstances surrounding it. Also, it
>would have > been useful if the author devoted time to telling his reader
>what his > relationship with The Independent Newspaper was and the
>journalists and > editors he left behind to manage it after his departure.
>This is because by > the year 2000 or shortly after, the book, it seems,
>ceased to be a diary of > a journalist within the country and shifted to
>commentary on events in The > Gambia from without. Just as important, some
>discussion of the author’s > struggles as well as his triumphs in his newly
>adopted country would have > added immensely to this rich and nuanced
>narrative.I hasten to add that we > have not heard the last of Baba just
>yet as I suspect these and many other > issues would be covered in his next
>book.> > Mandela’s Other Children is worth taking the time to read. It is a
>quick and > an easy read, simultaneously gripping and interesting. At one
>level it is a > diary, a slice of Gambian political history, a defiant
>political commentary, > and at another level, it inspires hope and spells
>out a thoughtful and > progressive political-economy alternative for Africa
>and to The Gambia’s > current state of affairs of deepening
>authoritarianism, corruption and > misery. All these themes are beautifully
>wrapped in one effortless > narrative. Finally, Baba must be supported by
>reading this and other books > that he has so far written. He is making a
>significant contribution through > his varied writings to the growing
>literary and academic literature on The > Gambia and for this he deserves
>continued recognition and applause.> > Abdoulaye Saine> Oxford, OH> >
>Culled from The Gambia Echo (www.thegambiaecho.com)> >
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