Book Summary and Reviews of Oil on Water by Helon Habila
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"Starred Review. Stirring it's a credit to Habila's storytelling that his mournful vision of the world never eclipses its fragile beauty, or its humanity." - Publishers Weekly
"[W]hile Oil on Water lacks the level of historical and cultural background found in works by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, readers will find much to appreciate here." - Library Journal
"Dreamy, criss-crossed with flashbacks and pipelines, a memorable if heavily delineated parable of the dispossessed." - Kirkus Reviews
"Habila is a skillful narrator and a master of structure." - The Telegraph (UK)
"[T]he most powerful and interesting character in the story proves to be the fetid, viscous, menacing landscape. Habila's prose perfectly evokes the devastation of the oil-polluted wetlands." - The Guardian (UK)
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Helon Habila
Helon Habila
Presenting a diverse and dazzling collection from all over the continent, from Morocco to Zimbabwe, Uganda to Kenya. Helon Habila focuses on younger, newer writers &#; contrasted with some of their older, more established peers &#; to give a fascinating picture of a new and more liberated Africa.
These writers are characterized by their engagement with the wider world and the opportunities offered by the end of apartheid, the end of civil wars and dictatorships, and the possibilities of free movement. Their work is inspired by travel and exile. They are liberated, global and expansive. As Dambudzo Marechera wrote: &#;If you&#;re a writer for a specific nation or specific race, then f*** you.&#; These are the stories of a new Africa, punchy, self-confident and defiant.
Includes stories by: Fatou Diome; Aminatta Forna; Manuel Rui; Patrice Nganang; Leila Aboulela; Zoë Wicomb; Alaa Al Aswany; Doreen Baingana; E.C. Osondu.
History, Culture and Tradition in Helon Habila’s Measuring Time
International Journal of English Language & Translation Studies Journal homepage: History, Culture and Tradition in Helon Habila’s Measuring Time [PP: ] Juliet Tenshak Division of Languages and Literature School of Arts and Humanities University of Stirling United Kingdom ARTICLE INFO Article History The paper received on: 27/03/ Accepted after peer-review on: 09/06/ Published on: 01/09/ Keywords: History, Culture, and Tradition, Nigerian Literature, Helon Habila, Measuring Time ABSTRACT Nigerian literature has evolved over the past fifty years and no longer looks like it used to when first generation writers Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka and their contemporaries first started to write in the late ’s. Nigeria itself has changed greatly since the time of colonialism and nationalism. But, present generation Nigerian literary artist even though swamped by globalization and neo-colonialism, continue to tread the path of the writers before them by the reiterating in their works, the need to engage with and confront the distorted and sometimes, untold histories of their societies. Helon Habila in Measuring Time (), pre
Helon Habila
Helon Habila Ngalabak was born in Kaltungo local government area of Gombe State, Nigeria in November
Helon Habila Age
Helon Habila is 57 years old.
Helon Habila Early Life
Habila grew up in Northern Nigeria and studied English Language and Literature at the University of Jos, Plateau state.
Helon Habila Career
After lecturing for three years at the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Habila moved to Lagos in where he worked for the magazine, Hints. He later moved on to Vanguard Newspaper as Literary Editor. The year saw the publication of his first collection of short stories, Prison Stories by Epik Books. His first novel, Waiting for an Angel, came out in After winning the Caine Prize, Habila was invited to be the first African Writing Fellow at the University of East Anglia, where he stayed as a Chevening Scholar, and later as a PhD Candidate from
In Habila was invited by Chinua Achebe to become the first Chinua Achebe Fellow at Bard College, New York. He spent a year writing and teaching at Bard, and after his fellowship, Habila stayed on in America as a professor of Creative Writing at George Mason Univ
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