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Water: New Short Story Fiction from Africa by Karina Szczurek, Nick Mulgrew
4.0
African culture is laid out through these writers interpretation of one thing: Water. Told through the medium of history, folklore, dystopia, murder-mystery, fantasy and realism, the book emcompasses a truly diverse range of stories. Each is different and beautiful and fully formed, even in their brevity.
It shouldn't need saying that you can't make broad claims about a whole continent, especially one as big as Africa, but often people do. By telling 'Water' through so many interpretations the anthology truly depcits the vivid variety of peoples, cultures, landscapes and problems. The fact that all these styles and writers are often chucked under the 'African Literature' category, as if they're all of a 'type' makes me mad and sad.
This got ⭐⭐⭐⭐ from me and I'd enthusiastically recommend it to anyone looking to diversify authors and stretch their view of the world.
It shouldn't need saying that you can't make broad claims about a whole continent, especially one as big as Africa, but often people do. By telling 'Water' through so many interpretations the anthology truly depcits the vivid variety of peoples, cultures, landscapes and problems. The fact that all these styles and writers are often chucked under the 'African Literature' category, as if they're all of a 'type' makes me mad and sad.
This got ⭐⭐⭐⭐ from me and I'd enthusiastically recommend it to anyone looking to diversify authors and stretch their view of the world.