The Rape of Sita

Banned within hours of publication in her native Mauritius for enraging fundamentalists, Lindsey Collen s pathbreaking The Rape of Sita went on to win the prestigious Commonwealth Prize for Best Novel in Africa A powerful and stylistically innovative work, Collen s novel exemplifies the brilliant creative possibilities of postcolonial literature Deftly blending oral and literary traditions, this masterpiece reveals the history, repression and resistance of an entire people through the story of one woman, and introduces to American readers a major literary voice. Free Read eBook The Rape of Sita by Lindsey Collen – kino-fada.fr I ll start off by saying there were a lot of things I didn t like about this book I didn t like the literary style The narrator, Iqbal, has a habit of addressing the reader directly He even says, My publisher told me not to do this, but I feel like I must And he addresses the reader at the most exasperating times So before we get to this next part, I m going to leave you hanging over...I really wanted to love this book but there was something missing, a disconnect only leading me to like the book The narrative and or the writing felt serrated taking away from the impact this story holds A definite missing link in the chain I have mixed feelings about the narrator being a man discussing the rape of a female I understand his message but what bothered me was the constant second guessing and questioning of the rape What if Should she haveI felt like Sita was being held I really wanted to love this book but there was something missing, a disconnect only leading me to like the book The narrative and or the writing felt serrated taking away from the impact this story holds A definite missing link in the chain I have mixed feelings about the narrator being a man discussing the rape of a female I understand his message but...Collen has an inspiring style a style which interestingly, I found myself using while writing a piece, soon after I had read her work It s poetic, clear, and I feel she uses paragraphs masterfully In terms of the content, I am not sure whether it s wise to write about something one has no direct knowledge of At least that s what I felt, when she depicted the rape from Iqbal s perspective Maybe one has to sit down, interview a person who was in the actual situation, live, breathe and sleep Collen has an inspiring style a style which interestingly, ...This rating is tentative I need to read the Afterword.powerful writing, puts you in the moment Every woman should read this book.Interesting narration perspective, but neither the story, nor the character development, nor the prose is worthwhile.

• English
• 06 June 2019
Lindsey Collen
• Paperback
• 232 pages
• 1558613935
• Lindsey Collen
• The Rape of Sita