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Bezig met laden... Radiance of Tomorrow (2014)door Ishmael Beah
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. FROM AMAZON: At the center of Radiance of Tomorrow are Benjamin and Bockarie, two longtime friends who return to their hometown, Imperi, after the civil war. The village is in ruins, the ground covered in bones. As more villagers begin to come back, Benjamin and Bockarie try to forge a new community by taking up their former posts as teachers, but they're beset by obstacles: a scarcity of food; a rash of murders, thievery, rape, and retaliation; and the depredations of a foreign mining company intent on sullying the town's water supply and blocking its paths with electric wires. As Benjamin and Bockarie search for a way to restore order, they're forced to reckon with the uncertainty of their past and future alike. With the gentle lyricism of a dream and the moral clarity of a fable, Radiance of Tomorrow is a powerful novel about preserving what means the most to us, even in uncertain times. This is a beautifully written book on the very ugly topic of the aftermath of war, oppression, poverty and desperation. Beah, best known for his memoir about his days as a child soldier in Sierra Leone, has a lyrical, thoughtful style that transforms his subject matter. And the harshness of the plot is intertwined with captivating characters and a vision filled with hope and optimism. A very powerful read. I will be grabbing up more of his work to devour. I heard Ishmael Beah speak when he was a student at Oberlin College several years ago. A one time child soldier from Sierra Leone, he spoke about the power of language to express the nature of a culture. In this work of fiction, Beah tells the story of people returning to their village after the ravages of war had driven them to flee. As they trickle back, the author is able to convey a deep understanding of cultural beliefs about family, about the lasting imprint of war on their psyches, about "the radiance of tomorrow" otherwise known as hope, and the deeply felt need to pass cultural tenets from generation to generation. The prose is simple, evocative, and profound. A marvelous read! Efterdyningarna i krigets Sierra Leone. Fattiga människor som återvänder till sin by flera år efter krigets slut för att försöka bygga upp en ny tillvaro. Det är en stark berättelse om ett korrumperat samhälle där alla försöker roffa åt sig. Gruvbolaget som både utnyttjar människor och miljön. Lärare, poliser och andra som representerar samhället skor sig på fattiga människors önskan till ett bättre liv. Det är en stark berättelse men litterärt når den inga större höjder vilket drar ner läsupplevelsen rejält. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Ishmael Beah toont ons het moeilijke en veeleisende pad die lokale mensen moeten volgen om te herstellen van een brutale oorlog. Centraal in het verhaal staan Benjamin en Bockarie, twee vrienden die na het einde van de burgeroorlog in Sierra Leone terugkeren naar hun dorp Imperi. Terwijl de dorpelingen starten met de heropbouw van het dorp proberen Benjamin en Bockarie een nieuwe gemeenschap te vormen door opnieuw les te geven aan de kinderen. Verschillende obstakels, zoals de komst van een mijnbedrijf, maken het de dorpelingen moeilijk hun oude levens en tradities terug op te nemen. Toch slagen ze erin zich steeds opnieuw aan te passen. 'Radiance of tomorrow' is dan ook in eerste instantie een verhaal over hoop en over het aanpassingsvermogen van mensen na traumatische gebeurtenissen zoals een oorlog. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Starting with the plot, I was very intrigued with the whole idea before I even started reading. Most novels wishing to explore the theme of war tend, for the most part, to follow their characters during the war itself, showing the reader the atrocities, deprivations and fear that a period of such diffused violence inevitably brings to the people experiencing it. This book, instead, begins soon after the war has finished, and shows us what happens after the violence and chaos have stopped. This time, we get to follow our characters as they make their way back to their village, as they start to pick up the pieces and try to rebuild their lives (both individually and as a community). This book has it all: hope, tragedy, redemption, solidarity, an unscrupulous mining company... It somehow manages to be heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.
I adored the characters! They were so perfectly designed that I could almost feel them as actual, real people, with their fears, worries and joys. I laughed with them and cried with them in all the rights places, and just couldn't get enough of them generally. What I liked most of all was that even though the novel focused on following two families in particular, all the characters, including secondary ones, were given their own space, voice and distinct role in the story. From the village elders sharing their wisdom to the former child soldiers trying to find their place in a world that fears them, everyone has something to contribute, some unforgettable lesson to share. But what I loved most was the writing. Oh, this writing! It was so beautiful, it sometimes felt like I was reading poetry, not a novel. I'm in awe of Beah's writing style, and I just can't get over it!
This is definitely one of those books that will stay with me for a very long time, and quite possibly will be re-read multiple times.
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