Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Sortie d’animation avec la Bibliothèque Mobile Pénélope à l’école B de Houndé
- Ghana librarians do a group reading session
- Organisation d’une séance de mots croisés et d’une séance de dessin à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Appréciations des livres CMH par professeurs du CEG de Maro
- Animation d’une séance de lecture guidée à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Animation de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque de Béréba, Burkina Faso
- Encouragement des élèves de l’école Sainte Thérèse de Houndé à la lecture
- Organisation d’une séance de lecture à voix haute à la bibliothèque de Koho
- Visite du coordonnateur et de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque Lumière pour enfants à Houndé
- Une sortie d’animation de la BMP à l’école E de Houndé
Monthly Archives: April 2023
V.V. Ganeshananthan’s novel “Brotherless Night”
My sister recommended V.V. Ganeshananthan’s novel “Brotherless Night.” It is a very straightforward “historical fiction” account of a young woman’s experiences during the Tamil Tiger civil war against the Sinhalese government of Sri Lanka. The reader learns a bit of … Continue reading
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Making New People: Politics, Cinema, and Liberation in Burkina Faso, 1983-1987, by James E. Genova
I reviewed this for the International Journal of African Historical Studies. When the review becomes available I will post a link. Very much enjoyed reading it. Nicely written. Covers a lot of ground, focusing on the four years of Sankara’s … Continue reading
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The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
We read and discussed for my neighborhood book club. Highly recommend. Looking forward some day to being in the Gulf of Mexico, walking along a beach, drinking some coffee, walking streets of New Orleans, and having my digital voice assistant … Continue reading
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Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson
I tried. I really did. and I wanted to like it. I really did. And maybe I thought I learn something; more dubious about that, but still a possibility. Failed. Total. The writing is godawful. Robinson’s intent is in the … Continue reading
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When people like Newton Ahmed Barry are threatened and persecuted, #Burkina may win a battle but will lose a war
The long-term isn’;’t looking good, regardless of what happens with the war against the djihadists. The story is here: Newton Ahmed Barry s’est montré, ces derniers mois, très critique vis-à-vis de la Transition. Il est taxé, par les « partisans » du … Continue reading
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Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan
Tremendous short highly literary fiction. Loved it, perhaps because it is short. But so rich. I definitely could spend hours reading literary scholars about what Keegan does and how she does it. Filled with allusions, it seems, to mythology and … Continue reading
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The Closers, by Michael Connelly
Page turner police procedural. First one I read about the L.A. detective Harry Bosch. I’ll take Chandler, Chester Hines, or George Higgins I think. Serviceable, but I found the prose super-clunky and the characterization wooden. I can see the appeal. … Continue reading
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Michael Kevane 