“The dead are not dead, they live in the living.” Morenga by Uwe Timm is a historical novel set during the Herero and Nama uprising (1904–1908) in German […]
French literature
The Roots of Heaven
“There are no men who are not, in some way, responsible for the fate of other men.” Part One The novel opens in French Equatorial Africa, where Morel, […]
French literature
The Lover
“It’s in the very depths of winter, at the instant when the sun touches the horizon, that I see the girl on the ferry again.” Early Memories The […]
American literature
The Poisonwood Bible
“The serpent is the most clever of all the creatures the Lord God ever made.” Book One: Genesis The Price family—Nathan, a zealous Baptist preacher; his wife, Orleanna; […]
English literature
The Long Song
“You do not know me yet. My son Thomas, who is publishing this book, tells me, it is customary at this place in a narrative to give the […]
English literature
The Grass is Singing
“It is by the failures and misfits of a civilization that one can best judge its weaknesses.” Chapter 1: The Murder The novel opens with a newspaper report […]
English literature
A Passage to India
“Except for the Marabar Caves—and they are twenty miles off—the city of Chandrapore presents nothing extraordinary.” Part I: Mosque The novel opens in Chandrapore, a fictional Indian city […]