1. 2 Aug


    “The sand looked so beautiful then, so many little individual grains in the light of the night, giving the watcher the childhood feeling of infinite things finally understood, the humiliating feeling of the watcher’s nothingness.”  The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah. First published in 1968. Story of an official turning down a bribe at the cusp of the Ghanian revolution. This book is incredible.

    “The sand looked so beautiful then, so many little individual grains in the light of the night, giving the watcher the childhood feeling of infinite things finally understood, the humiliating feeling of the watcher’s nothingness.” 

    The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah. First published in 1968.

    Story of an official turning down a bribe at the cusp of the Ghanian revolution. This book is incredible.

     
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    Classic Ghanaian literature :)
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    This book I found hard to read, not for lack of understanding but a strong theme of the grotesque and imagery. I’ll...
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    Adding to my list!
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    One of my favorite books
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    The beautiful ones are not yet born and the ugly ones refuse to die. Mom made me read this book, didn’t put it down for...
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    Iconic book.
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