Olivia Cram Professor Frank Prize Fiction Dec. 1 2021 The Shadow King Book Review The Shadow King was Maaza Mengiste’s second novel and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. This novel focuses on the story of the female Abyssinian warrior’s involvement in WWII that was originally omitted from historical documentation. Mengiste was born in Ethiopia, … [Read more…]
Olivia Cram Professor Frank Prize Fiction Nov. 18, 2021 Burnt Sugar Book Review Burnt Sugar, a novel written by Avni Doshi, focuses on the constant internal and external conflict between a presumably ill mother, Tara, and her daughter, Antara. This novel takes place in Prune, India which is the very place where Doshi had often … [Read more…]
Olivia Cram Professor Frank Prize Fiction 10/28/2021 The New Wilderness Book Review The novel The New Wilderness, by Diane Cook, explores the possibilities of life after severe pollution and other environmental downfalls. This novel was a debut for Cook, a common theme among most of the 2020 Booker Prize nominees. Cook studied writing and fiction … [Read more…]
Olivia Cram Professor Frank Prize Fiction 10/15/2021 Real Life: Book Review The novel Real Life by Brandon Taylor follows the story of a gay, black graduate student, Wallace, studying biochemisty at a university in the midwest. The story takes place over the course of one weekend, touching upon themes of death and grief – especially … [Read more…]
Olivia Cram Professor Frank Prize Fiction October 1, 2021 Book Review: Shuggie Bain The novel Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart follows the story of a young boy and the events of his family that shape him into his young teens. Douglas Stewart grew up in Glasgow Scotland, one of the places the novel is set … [Read more…]
Book Review: This Mournable Body This Mournable Body, a novel by Tsitsi Dangarembga, completes a trilogy consisting of the novel Nervous Conditions followed by The Book of Not. Tsitsi Dangarembga started her education through studying/reading medicine and soon switched to psychology. From there, she read many books written by female African American writers and continued … [Read more…]
