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US: Oxford University Press, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nobel Laureate in Literature Wole Soyinka considers all of Africa--indeed, all the world--as he poses this question: once repression stops, is reconci liation between oppressor and victim possible? In the face of centuries-lon g devastation wrought on the African continent and her Diaspora by slavery, colonialism, Apartheid, and the manifold faces of racism, what form of rec ompense could possibly suffice? In a voice as eloquent and humane as it is forceful, Soyinka boldly challenges in these pages the notions of simple fo rgiveness, confession, and absolution as strategies for social healing. Ult imately, he turns to art--poetry, music, painting, etc.--as the one source that can nourish the seed of reconciliation: art is the generous vessel tha t can hold together the burden of memory and the hope of…
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The Burden of Memory, the Muse of Forgiveness Paperback - 2000
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Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka poses the question: once repression stops, is reconciliation between oppressor and victim possible? Soyinka challenges notions of simple forgiveness, of confession and absolution, as strategies for social healing.
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- Title The Burden of Memory, the Muse of Forgiveness
- Author Wole Soyinka
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
- Date 2000-02-17
- ISBN 9780195134285 / 0195134281
- Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 8.38 x 4.72 x 0.56 in (21.29 x 11.99 x 1.42 cm)
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- Cultural Region: African
- Dewey Decimal Code 960.32
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