Two Thousand Seasons
by Ayi Kwei Armah
Buy on AmazonIn the communal voice of a storyteller, this great Ghanaian novelist describes Africa before Arab and European invasions and slave-taking. He not only redefines history, but how history is told.
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"In the communal voice of a storyteller, this great Ghanaian novelist describes Africa before Arab and European invasions and slave-taking. He not only redefines history, but how history is told."
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"He breaks all the rules of having individual characters and conversations, uses a storytelling voice, and shows the worst of history — yet still conveys suspense and hope."
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