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"This is the first novel by South African writer and poet Achmat Dangor to be published in the U.S. Omar and Malik Khan, two brothers in Johannesburg plagued by social, cultural, familial, and personal confusions, have tried in different ways to conquer or escape them: Omar by changing his name to Oscar Kahn and trying to pass as Jewish and white to become an architect, Malik by adopting more militant Islamic culture and serving in the Provincial Legislature. But both get involved with Amina Mandelstam, a therapist who may also be a terrorist, and both have difficulties with their wives, families, and religion. Though beautifully written, this novel is related by multiple narrators and the plot is extremely difficult to follow and piece together."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Inside culture (main char)
- Muslim
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- South African
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- doctor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- White Enclave
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
- descript. of nude males (the big P)
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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