The Dream of the Celt
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780571275717 (0571275710)
Publish date: June 7th 2012
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
Drama,
Contemporary,
Ireland,
Spanish Literature
enjoyed llosa's novel based on the life of sir roger casement who was executed in the aftermath of the 1916 easter rising in Dublin and looks at his work in congo, Amazonia. problem some people may have with the novel as it drifts from 1916 to his past while still he is still in pentonville prison. ...
It was an interesting read but mostly because of the interesting story of a man, not the writing style. It looks like I won't become a fan of Llosa, I started reading his acclaimed book ("La ciudad y los perros") and was bored after the first 20 pages.
I am not impressed by our Nobel Price winner. It's of course a capable book but not about something we didn't know. The Congo has been THE example of the most brutal exploitation in Africa. So that's history. The 'Celta' himself is not explored enough as a person. Roger Casement himself has a lot of...
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