For Fanon I would recommend that you read first A Dying Colonialism and then Wretched of the Earth. This way you will have a deeper grasp of Algerian society under French occupation. He also speaks of Camus and his lack of support for the Algerian revolution. I have Ngugi Wa Tiongo's book on my shelf but I struggled to pick it up since I read his son's essay, where he wrote about the abuse his mother suffered at the hands of his father. I feel like there is a very big bias in representation of books from different African countries, especially when it comes to what is marketed in specific European states - namely, those that have been pillaging the continent for centuries. In my own country we have some publications but it is, like you said, connected to the language in which the author writes - namely French and English. Beyond that there is no effort to publish authors who write in local indigenous languages.
@Slothreadersclub that's interesting- I will check out A Dying Colonialism first in that case! Thank you for sharing about Ngugi Wa Thiongo. I hadn't realised that he was abusive to his wife.. I may not prioritise more of his books. Yes, I really wish there were more languages represented in the books available from Africa!
@@Sarahsreadingjournal Also please be aware that the last chapter in The Wretched of the Earth has a lot of triggering material. The chapter contains his psychiatric diaries from patients both Algerian and French who experienced serious PTSD due to war trauma.
I so enjoyed your video. I just picked up The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz and am enjoying it thus far. It looks at the lives of an Egyptian family but also the political and societal changes over several generations.
I would recommend In the Company of Men by Veronique Tadjo. She's from The Ivory Coast, but she's writing about the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia in 2014. It's a stunning piece of writing, though with a few odd chapters from the perspective of trees and animals which may not be for everyone, but I loved all of it.
@labben1697 that sounds really interesting! I love books with weird perspectives and I've never read anything about the Ebola epidemic before. Thanks for the recommendation 😀
I would highly recommend the Algerian author Mouloud Feraoun, especially his book "Le Fils de Pauvre" / "The Poor Man's Son" You'll feel an attachment to Algerian society during the French colonization period, it's always refreshing to learn about the indigenous point of view... also his writing is brilliant
@JennyFernBooks ha ha, yes it's a constant problem 😅 I'd love to read some more Asian books too! I'm planning to share my Asian reads next, but I think it will be a very long video so mentally preparing myself!!
Great video Sara, The only African author I’ve read is Ben Okri, got a booker for “The Famished road”, which I read, but enjoyed Astonishing the Gods much better because of the colourful descriptions,as I am a visual artist. It’s only a short novel,but it’s one of my top favourites and I’ve reread it about 6 times so far. Thanks for your insightful sessions
For Fanon I would recommend that you read first A Dying Colonialism and then Wretched of the Earth. This way you will have a deeper grasp of Algerian society under French occupation. He also speaks of Camus and his lack of support for the Algerian revolution.
I have Ngugi Wa Tiongo's book on my shelf but I struggled to pick it up since I read his son's essay, where he wrote about the abuse his mother suffered at the hands of his father.
I feel like there is a very big bias in representation of books from different African countries, especially when it comes to what is marketed in specific European states - namely, those that have been pillaging the continent for centuries. In my own country we have some publications but it is, like you said, connected to the language in which the author writes - namely French and English. Beyond that there is no effort to publish authors who write in local indigenous languages.
@Slothreadersclub that's interesting- I will check out A Dying Colonialism first in that case!
Thank you for sharing about Ngugi Wa Thiongo. I hadn't realised that he was abusive to his wife.. I may not prioritise more of his books.
Yes, I really wish there were more languages represented in the books available from Africa!
@@Sarahsreadingjournal Also please be aware that the last chapter in The Wretched of the Earth has a lot of triggering material. The chapter contains his psychiatric diaries from patients both Algerian and French who experienced serious PTSD due to war trauma.
I so enjoyed your video. I just picked up The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz and am enjoying it thus far. It looks at the lives of an Egyptian family but also the political and societal changes over several generations.
@@blackbirdlily thanks! Ooh, I've heard very good things about it. I hope you enjoy 🤩
I would recommend In the Company of Men by Veronique Tadjo. She's from The Ivory Coast, but she's writing about the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia in 2014. It's a stunning piece of writing, though with a few odd chapters from the perspective of trees and animals which may not be for everyone, but I loved all of it.
@labben1697 that sounds really interesting! I love books with weird perspectives and I've never read anything about the Ebola epidemic before. Thanks for the recommendation 😀
I would highly recommend the Algerian author Mouloud Feraoun, especially his book "Le Fils de Pauvre" / "The Poor Man's Son"
You'll feel an attachment to Algerian society during the French colonization period,
it's always refreshing to learn about the indigenous point of view... also his writing is brilliant
@makeawishtheresastar5 ooh, thanks for the recommendation! I've never heard of him- will need to do some research!
Great video idea! I've been wanting to explore southeast Asian literature but I also fear lengthening my tbr 😅
@JennyFernBooks ha ha, yes it's a constant problem 😅 I'd love to read some more Asian books too! I'm planning to share my Asian reads next, but I think it will be a very long video so mentally preparing myself!!
Great video Sara, The only African author I’ve read is Ben Okri, got a booker for “The Famished road”, which I read, but enjoyed Astonishing the Gods much better because of the colourful descriptions,as I am a visual artist. It’s only a short novel,but it’s one of my top favourites and I’ve reread it about 6 times so far. Thanks for your insightful sessions
@paulaquilina1103 thanks! I've never heard of Astonishing the Gods- that sounds really interesting! I'll check it out 😊