Probably the first book by a black British author of Yoruba descent, about contemporary black life in London, that I’d read.
It’s
the story of Dele and his sickler sister Dapo, and their Nigerian
immigrant parents. It is the story of Dele’s last days at college, his
involvement with three girls, night life in London, cultural awareness,
his involvement with a political organizer of bent ways, his
reconciliation with his disciplinarian of a father, and his search for
some meaning and direction in his life. It is a story that shows the
discrimination against blacks in London as much as the possibility of
true love between whites and blacks.
No comments:
Post a Comment