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Kingdom of Gravity (PB) (2017)

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9781845233334
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In direct narrative terms the poems in this collection relate to the horrors of the civil war that ousted the brutal tyranny of Idi Amin in Uganda, a war of liberation that brought its own barbarous atrocities. In political terms the poems chart the impact of imperialism and neo-colonialism that lay behind those traumas in the life of the nation. In personal terms, the poems are framed between the contrary pulls of attachment and flight, exile and longing. At their heart is an unwavering curiosity about how people behave in extreme situations, and what this reveals about our common human capacities to indulge grandiose visions, betray them, dissemble, seek revenge and kill.
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Author:
Nick Makoha
ISBN 10:
1845233336
Pages:
72
Publisher:
Peepal Tree Press
Publication Date:
June 5, 2017
Binding:
Paperback
Weight:
0.22lbs