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Colonial Adventure & Other Stories: Graphic Novella and Short Stories in Rhythmic Prose
H Ann Ackroyd
Colonial Adventure & Other Stories: Graphic Novella and Short Stories in Rhythmic Prose
H Ann Ackroyd
Colonial Adventure is a graphic novella written in rhythmic prose depicting a slice of British colonial history (1936?1977) as experienced by individuals on both sides of the racial conflict. It begins with a British couple who leave the sophistication of London to establish a large agricultural operation in what was then Southern Rhodesia, later Rhodesia and now Zimbabwe. With the rise of Black Nationalism, the black majority rebels leading to a brutal civil war that has a severe impact on the two families, one black and one white, whose lives the story follows. Of the shorter stories, also written in rhythmic prose, one concerns a female architect from Haiti, another a young boy abandoned at a country fair by his mother and a third addresses an over-reaction in the climate of fear surrounding Islam. The fourth story portrays an outrage committed against a teenager seeking to free herself from family domination, while the last tale is a dramatic monologue conducted by an African dictator.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 29, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9780988039216 |
Publishers | Transom Press |
Pages | 164 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 9 mm · 231 g |
Language | English |