– Jeremy Ramirez The Doum Tree of Wad Hamid by Tayeb Salih in my opinion is great work. The narrator of the story is an old man from Wad Hamid who is speaking to a stranger who happens to be visiting this village and the old man talks to him about this village. He tells […]
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Remembering Babylon written by David Malouf is …
— Mingma Sherpa Remembering Babylon written by David Malouf is a novel that depicts tales of racism, colonialism, and sexism. The novel was an interesting and difficult read. Controversial topics like colonialism and racism have been given emphasis in the novel. However, more than colonialism and racism, the portrayal of female characters as a source […]
The text, Lysistrata, is …
— Anonymous The text, Lysistrata, is an anti-war comedy that talks about a woman’s attempt to end the long Peloponnesian war. Lysistrata is a strong Athenian woman whose efforts were brightly shined to the audience as a testimony of a women’s strength even during dire times. In the play, Lysistrata takes it upon herself to […]
Reading Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl…
—Anonymous Reading Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was a real eye opener. I have never read a piece of work that was written by a former slave. In school we learn about the history through stories and textbooks, but never as blunt or as real as Harriet Jacobs does in this book. […]
Tell me about a complicated man…
—Anonymous “Tell me about a complicated man. Muse, tell me how he wandered and was lost when he had wrecked the holy town of Troy, and where he went, and who he met…Now goddess, child of Zeus, tell the old story for our modern times. Find the beginning.” —Odysseus in book 1 I still remembered […]
