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Discover 'Danged Black Thing', a compelling collection of stories that explore the intricate themes of love, migration, and identity. This brand new literary work, published by Transit Lounge in 2021, delves into the experiences of characters navigating the complexities of gender, class, and family dynamics. The author, Eugen Bacon, masterfully intertwines personal narratives with cultural reflections, celebrating her own hybrid identity through breathtaking prose infused with sensuousness and lyricism.
Follow Simbiyu as he embarks on a scholarship adventure in Australia, wrestling with memories of his past - a world filled with barefoot walks under the orange sun and the warmth of a nurturing mother. Experience the haunting tale of a mother invoking ancestral powers in Melbourne amidst the vibrant backdrop of sweet taarab music in 'A Taste of Unguja'. And in 'Unlimited Data', witness the resilience of Natukunda, a woman from Old Kampala, as she fiercely supports her family against overwhelming odds.
This collection is not just storytelling; it's a journey through speculative, realistic, and mythical realms, all grounded in truth and empathy. 'Danged Black Thing' highlights the struggles faced by women and children in societies dominated by patriarchal norms, bringing to light powerful themes of belonging and otherness.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Get your copy of 'Danged Black Thing' today and immerse yourself in this literary knockout!
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781925760842
Year: 2021
Publisher: Transit Lounge
Description:
Danged Black Thing is an extraordinary collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, patriarchy and womanhood, from a remarkable and original voice. Traversing the West and Africa, they celebrate the author’s own hybridity with breathtaking sensuousness and lyricism.
Simbiyu wins a scholarship to study in Australia, but cannot leave behind a world of walking barefoot, orange sun and his longing for a â€once pillow-soft mother’. In his past, a darkness rose from the river, and something nameless and mystical continues to envelop his life. In â€A Taste of Unguja’ sweet taarab music, full of want, seeps into a mother’s life on the streets of Melbourne as she evokes the powers of her ancestors to seek vengeance on her cursed ex. In the cyberfunk of â€Unlimited Data’ Natukunda, a village woman, gives her all for her family in Old Kampala. Other stories explore with power what happens when the water runs dry – and who pays, capture the devastating effects on women and children of societies in which men hold all the power, and themes of being, belonging, otherness.
Speculative, realistic and even mythological, but always imbued with truth, empathy and Blackness, Danged Black Thing is a literary knockout.
â€Eugen Bacon gives us a cornucopia of dark fruitfulness. Her writing is equal parts fecund earth and fine-cut jewels; her stories juxtapose the scarred and abused with the powerfully magical, the numinous and the deceptively mundane. They travel the known world, remaking all its parts as they go, and they pull new worlds, fully formed, from Bacon’s unfettered imagination.’ — Margo L
Follow Simbiyu as he embarks on a scholarship adventure in Australia, wrestling with memories of his past - a world filled with barefoot walks under the orange sun and the warmth of a nurturing mother. Experience the haunting tale of a mother invoking ancestral powers in Melbourne amidst the vibrant backdrop of sweet taarab music in 'A Taste of Unguja'. And in 'Unlimited Data', witness the resilience of Natukunda, a woman from Old Kampala, as she fiercely supports her family against overwhelming odds.
This collection is not just storytelling; it's a journey through speculative, realistic, and mythical realms, all grounded in truth and empathy. 'Danged Black Thing' highlights the struggles faced by women and children in societies dominated by patriarchal norms, bringing to light powerful themes of belonging and otherness.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Get your copy of 'Danged Black Thing' today and immerse yourself in this literary knockout!
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781925760842
Year: 2021
Publisher: Transit Lounge
Description:
Danged Black Thing is an extraordinary collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, patriarchy and womanhood, from a remarkable and original voice. Traversing the West and Africa, they celebrate the author’s own hybridity with breathtaking sensuousness and lyricism.
Simbiyu wins a scholarship to study in Australia, but cannot leave behind a world of walking barefoot, orange sun and his longing for a â€once pillow-soft mother’. In his past, a darkness rose from the river, and something nameless and mystical continues to envelop his life. In â€A Taste of Unguja’ sweet taarab music, full of want, seeps into a mother’s life on the streets of Melbourne as she evokes the powers of her ancestors to seek vengeance on her cursed ex. In the cyberfunk of â€Unlimited Data’ Natukunda, a village woman, gives her all for her family in Old Kampala. Other stories explore with power what happens when the water runs dry – and who pays, capture the devastating effects on women and children of societies in which men hold all the power, and themes of being, belonging, otherness.
Speculative, realistic and even mythological, but always imbued with truth, empathy and Blackness, Danged Black Thing is a literary knockout.
â€Eugen Bacon gives us a cornucopia of dark fruitfulness. Her writing is equal parts fecund earth and fine-cut jewels; her stories juxtapose the scarred and abused with the powerfully magical, the numinous and the deceptively mundane. They travel the known world, remaking all its parts as they go, and they pull new worlds, fully formed, from Bacon’s unfettered imagination.’ — Margo L