Son of the Native Soil
Auteur: S. A. Ambanasom
Nombre de pages: 276 pages
ISBN: 9956558338, 9789956558339
Edition: African Books Collective
Date de publication: African Books Collective
Description: Son of the Native Soil is a work whose quiet maturity glows in both subject and style. Here, love heals but the force of hate is very real. The hero, Lucas Achamba, by charisma and love undertakes to unite Dudum clan which politicking and egotism have split. His quick success stirs bitter rivalry and heartless cruelty that decide his fate. Nature is jumpy and even hysterical at this, and Ambanasom exposes it with fine evocative mastery. The style is refined and honeyed by sonal devices and visual tropes that half conceal subtle slashes at human foibles.