Tuesday, October 9 2007
Song for Night by Chris Abani
A boy soldier, wounded, mute and alone searches for his missing comrades. Amidst the horror of war the possibility arises of a redemption born not of mercy, but of understanding. This is the heart of the beautiful and moving Song for Night, a young man’s search for self-comprehension in the midst of war.
Thursday, March 22 2007
The Virgin of Flames by Chris Abani
In The Virgin of Flames, the Nigerian-born novelist -- who's also a poet with a new collection, Hands Washing Water -- sets another story of a protagonist coming to grips with his own identity in a multicultural milieu.
