There Is a Country

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There Is a Country collects eight engrossing pieces by South Sudanese authors the first collection of its kind, from the youngest country in the world Wrestling with a history marked by war and displacement, the work here presents a fresh and necessary account of an emerging nation, past and present In vivid, gripping prose, There Is a Country s stories explore youth and love, life and death a first glimpse of what South Sudanese literature has to offer. New Read There Is a Country by Nyuol Lueth Tong For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Here is a book that should be read far and wide I make this recommendation not only because am South Sudanese and quite proud of this incredible accomplishment, but also because above all I appreciate good writing and good storytelling, both which define this collection The prose is fresh and the voices are authentic The stories explore themes that are both local and universal and with sensitivity, wisdom, courage, beauty and humor that make the experience of reading them just wonderful Beau Here is a book that should be read far and wide I make this recommendation not only because am South Sudanese and quite proud of this incredible accomplishment, but also because above all I appreciate good writing and good storytelling, both which define this collection The prose is fresh and the voices are authentic The stories explore themes that are both local and universal and with sensitivity, wisdom, courage, beauty and humor that make the experience of reading them just wonderful Beautiful interesting provocative quotes They had heard his voice, he knew He wanted to rise up and make hi...This brief collection of short stories from writers living in or from the new nation of South Sudan captures a moment in time one with refugee culture and violent disappearances and poverty and challenges for health care and education....A few stories gave me true pause, but most were simply good A solid, fine collectioninteresting for the art of its coming together than any individual story within Nyuol Lueth Tong, as stated in the introduction, is often asked by people where he works in the US to tell him about his new country, South Sudan They don t want the journalistic fact of nonfiction history they want to understand the place as a whole, its culture and feel They want South Sudanese literature Tong set out to A few stories gave me true pause, but most were simply good A solid, fine collectioninteresting for the art of its coming together than any individual story within Nyuol Lueth Tong, as stated in the introduction, is often asked by people where he works in the US to tell him about his new country, South Sudan They don t want the journalistic fact of nonfiction history they want to understand the place as a whole, its culture and feel They want South Sudanese literature Tong set out to find it, and if South Sudanese literature could not yet be found, he sought to establish a beginning Gather South Sudanese voices together in this small collection, and begin to be able to listen for a South Sudanese voice.My...3.5 stars.Did I know anything about South Sudan No That s kind of why I m reading this, duh Chosen for my read around the world challenge, There Was A Country was a surprise and delight to find South Sudan claimed independence from Sudan in 2011, which makes it one of the newest countries in the world.In editor Nyuol Tong s introduction, he is reluctant to point to the familiar authors who form the diaspora of former refugees and war survivors and call them South Sudanese literature, due t 3.5 stars.Did I know anything about South Sudan No That s kind of why I m reading this, duh Chosen for my read around the world challenge, There W...Behind me I had buried my past In front of me was an abstract painting that I was to decipher while I was still stupid enough and strong enough to do it I was in Port Sudan looking for my unclefrom Port Sudan Journal , Victor LugalaSomething is stirring in South Sudan, and it sthan the natural exuberance which must surely come with being just over two years into its existence as the world s newest independent nation.There s clearly been a cultural upheaval too, as evidenced by a new English language anthology of short stories recently published by McSweeney s neighbouring nations in existence for centuries can still offer less.In this respect, of course, South Sudan has benefited enormously from the involvement of M Something is stirring in South Sudan, and it sthan the natural exuberance which must surely come with being just over two years into its existence as the world s newest independent nation.There s clearly been a cultural upheaval too, as evidenced by a new English language anthology of short stories recently published by McSweeney s neighbouring nations in existence for centuries can...I should say I had relatively high hopes for this collection Based on what, you ask I knew you were going to ask that That anybody pulling together such a collection must have a real feel for the region and its literature That such a slim collection 7 stories and 1 poem must consist only of gemsSo, high hopes unmet greater disappoi...From the introduction I understand why people would resort to literature, as opposed to media, to gain deeper knowledge about South Sudan fiction and poetry can provide a sense of place that readers would otherwise have never been able to imagine Nyuol Lueth TongThis book does that very well, I think All that I have read previously about South Sudan has been about war, but these stories are about people living rather than dying My two favorites were The Potato Thief and an excerpt from From the introduction I understand why people would resort to literature, as oppo...One of the things I appreciated the most about this slim anthology was a quick few sentences in the introduction about why fiction is important how it creates a sense of place in a way that journalism, reports, etc., never could I have trouble articulating that thought to staunch anti fiction people, so thank you Nyuol Lueth Tong for that.I enjoyed all of the pieces in here, though they were all quite tense in their own way I suppose that s part of the sense of place created I would have lik One of the things I appreciated the most about this slim anthology was a quick few sentences in the introduction about why fiction is important how it creates a sense of place in a way that journalism, reports, etc., never could I have trouble articulating that thought to staunch anti fiction people, so thank you Nyuol Lueth Tong for that.I enjoyed all of the pieces in here, though they were all quite tense in their own way I suppose th...Verdens yngste nation, Sydsudan, er i 2017 ganske vist indehaver af en lidet attr rdig f rsteplads p det internationale Fragile States Index over ustabile stater men der skrives ikke desto mindre litteratur i landet, hvilket denne antologi kan bevidne.L S ANMELDELSEN HER

There Is a Country
  • English
  • 13 November 2017
  • Paperback
  • 96 pages
  • 1938073746
  • Nyuol Lueth Tong
  • There Is a Country