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Lyrics Alley - Leila Aboulela
Lyrics Alley
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B004RPY4AG
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
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Po drugiej stronie lustra
Po drugiej stronie lustra rated it
3.5 Egzotyka i rodzina...
„Kiedy czyta, niesie go prąd obrazów i myśli, pływa w nich, jakby mógł znowu poruszać rękoma i nogami. To niewątpliwie rodzaj ruchu, jest w tym jakiś impet, można szykować się do wyprawy, wyruszyć, spacerować, wędrować, eksplorować.” Z perspektywy przeciętnego Europejczyka kraje Afryki kojarzą się ...
Cheryl's books
Cheryl's books rated it
3.0
A lukewarm like. 3.0, not 3.1. A number of themes at work - political history of Sudan and Egypt, as reflected in the storyline of the patriarch; culture-peeking (man with two wives, patriarch as absolute ruler, clash of traditional vs modern Africa); family dynamics with their usual soap opera ty...
Kinga's Books
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0.0 Leila Aboulela - Lyrics Alley
So this is another saga about a patriarchal family in exotic setting. Don't you love those? Publishers sure do - there is a new one every two weeks. 'Lyrics Alley' starts bizarrely with a family tree, even though there are only two generations on it - two brothers and their children. Who needs a tre...
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3.0 Lyrics Alley
So this is another saga about a patriarchal family in exotic setting. Don't you love those? Publishers sure do - there is a new one every two weeks.'Lyrics Alley' starts bizarrely with a family tree, even though there are only two generations on it - two brothers and their children. Who needs a tree...
Buried In Print
Buried In Print rated it
0.0 Lyrics Alley
Lyrics Alley is set in Sudan, but Leila Aboulela takes her readers across borders in such a way that we can observe differences and universals simultaneously. It’s a satisfying story overall, with each character depicted in bold strokes and a broader arc with a credible — if not completely and entir...
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