The Conscript: A Novel of Libya’s Anticolonial War
Eloquent and thought provoking, this classic novel by the Eritrean novelist Gebreyesus Hailu, written in Tigrinya in 1927 and published in 1950, is one of the earliest novels written in an African language and will have a major impact on the reception and critical appraisal of African literature The Conscript depicts, with irony and controlled anger, the staggering experiences of the Eritrean ascari, soldiers conscripted to fight in Libya by the Italian colonial army against the nationalist Libyan forces fighting for their freedom from Italy s colonial rule Anticipating midcentury thinkers Frantz Fanon and Aim C saire, Hailu paints a devastating portrait of Italian colonialism Some of the most poignant passages of the novel include the awakening of the novel s hero, Tuquabo, to his ironic predicament of being both under colonial rule and the instrument of suppressing the colonized Libyans The novel s remarkable descriptions of the battlefield awe the reader with mesmerizing images, both disturbing and tender, of the Libyan landscape with its vast desert sands, oases, horsemen, foot soldiers, and the brutalities of war uncannily recalled in the satellite images that were brought to the homes of millions of viewers around the globe in 2011, during the country s uprising against its former leader, Colonel Gaddafi. Download The Conscript: A Novel of Libya’s Anticolonial War by Gebreyesus Hailu – kino-fada.fr Afrikansk kortromanklassiker om eritreanske soldater indskrevet som lejetropper i den italienske kolonimagts h r i begyndelsen af det 20 rhundrede Interessant i kraft af det historiske tema og romanens status som en af de allerf rste romaner skrev...The crazy part This still happens today Healthy young men and women go to strange lands to fight a war that is not theirs Sound familiarThe writing is fucking superb
- English
- 13 April 2019 Gebreyesus Hailu
- Paperback
- 64 pages
- 0821420232
- Gebreyesus Hailu
- The Conscript: A Novel of Libya’s Anticolonial War