The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar is a novel by Syl Cheney-Coker. It won the Africa region of the 1991 Commonwealth Writers' Prize.[1] The novel uses magical realism to comment on events by a prophet in the after-life.[2]
 | |
| Author | Syl Cheney-Coker |
|---|---|
| Genre | Literary fiction, Magical realism |
| Publisher | Heinemann International Incorporated |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Publication place | Sierra Leone |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Award | Commonwealth Writers' Prize (1991) |
| ISBN | 978-0-435-90572-9 |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (May 2024) |
Analysis
editAccording to Publishers Weekly, The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar is "full of such unusual occurrences, but in the tradition of magical realism, a sense of history and psychological drama make the story believable. The riveting skeleton of the narrative is often slowed, however, by fatty adjectives and verbiage, and tired metaphors (such as "the floodgates of her desires'') sometimes mar the otherwise titillating love scenes".[3]
Bibliography
edit- Cheney-Coker, Syl (1990). The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar. Oxford: Heinemann International Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-435-90572-9.
References
edit- ^ "Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987–2007" (PDF). Commonwealth Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2007.
- ^ Olúbùnmi Smith, Pamela J. (1991). "The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar by Syl Cheney-Coker". Goodrich Scholarship Faculty Publications. 32. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar by Syl Cheney-Coker". Publishers Weekly. 1991-01-01. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
Further reading
edit- Nwankwo, Chimalun (1992). "Review of The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar". African Studies Review. 35 (1): 134–135. doi:10.2307/524449. ISSN 0002-0206. JSTOR 524449.
 | This article about a 1990s novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |