Jul 4, 2023
I must confess that Babouk: Voices of Resistance confounded me. Before reading this intriguingly titled novel, my interest was piqued because of the subject matter, the Haitian Revolution, and the genre, historical fiction. I expected this novel to surely leave a...
May 10, 2020
Segu is a masterful, captivating saga penned by Maryse Condé. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it from cover to cover. What I found most striking is the portrayal of the African slave trade from the perspective of Africans, both enslaved and free. I also appreciated how...
