Eksil (Afrika-trilogien, #1)

Posted on 22 January 2018 by Jakob Ejersbo

Femten rige Samantha g r alt det forkerte, f rst og fremmest fordi hun ikke vil g re det rigtige, alt det, der forventes af hende Hun synes ikke, hun passer ind nogen steder Hun er engelsk og hvid udenp , men taler swahili og har boet i Tanzania, siden hun var tre Hun er ved at blive voksen, hun har en voldsom appetit p livet, hun har akut brug for holdepunkter i tilv relsen, ikke mindst for, at nogen holder af hende men skolen keder hende, for ldrene og l rerne er umulige, hendes j vnaldrende venner nogle t ser og drenger ve Hun kan ikke styre sig, hun l gger sig ud med alle Hun bringer sig selv i fare og i umulige situationer, alkohol og stoffer fylder mere og mere i hendes liv, hun bliver sin egen v rste fjende Det kan ikke blive ved med at g. Read Eksil (Afrika-trilogien, #1) Author Jakob Ejersbo – kino-fada.fr Trigger warnings rape, attempted rape, abortion, drug abuse, animal cruelty, racism, alcohol abuse, violence, slut shaming, domestic violence When I saw this book at my local library last weekend, I was instantly intrigued I mean, a story about ex pat brats growing up in Tanzania that s been translated from Danish It ticked a lot of boxes for me And I will say this it s incredibly readable The chapters are short often nothan one or two pages and so I found myself saying Just o Trigger warnings rape, attempted rape, abortion, drug abuse, animal cruelty, racism, alcohol abuse, violence, slut shaming, domestic violence When I saw this book at my local library last weekend, I was instantly intrigued I mean, a story about ex pat brats growing up in Tanzania that s been translated from Danish It ticked a lot of boxes for me And I will say this it s incredibly readable The chapters are short often nothan one or two pages and so I found myself saying Just onechapter, just onechapter over and over agai...Bir leme oldu u i in detayl olarak g r belirtmek istemiyorum Yine de k sac k bahsedeyim Afrika seyahatimde de g zlemledi im hissetti imi okumak ok etkileyiciydi lemelere genelde hep sondan ba lar m ama bu sefer ba tan ba lamak g zel oldu imdilik seriyi tamamlamak i in sab rs zland m s ylesem yet...Finished December 12, 2015.Finished September 9, 2009 Jacob Ejersbo is a Danish writer who unfortunately died last year only 40 years old, leaving behind three manuscripts, Eksil Title in English Exile being the first one published So far two has been published and the reviewers in Denmark have been going wild, especially about book two Revolution Ejersbo has previously published the very popular Nordkraft that was made into a movie Eksil is my first novel by Ejersbo and although it was n Finished December 12, 2015.Finished September 9, 2009 Jacob Ejersbo is a Danish writer who unfortunately died last year only 40 years old, leaving behind three manuscripts, Eksil Title in English Exile being the first one published So far two has been published and the reviewers in Denmark have been going wild, especially about book two Revolution Ejersbo has previously published the very popular Nordkraft that was made into a movie Eksil is my first novel by Ejersbo and although it was not quite what I expected, I really enjoyed it.How come it s always the children who pray th...I loved this book, but it is such a difficult book to review It s hard to describe in words why this book was so engaging It s not your typical novel with a start, middle and ending Rather, it reads like a memoir in the sense that it follows the protagonist over several years of her life.Fifteen year old Samantha is not necessarily a likeable protagonist She smokes, drinks, has a gutter mouth and is highly sexualised But there is something very charming about her she has a definite vulnera I loved thi...Jeg har haft denne bog p min Kindle i revis Den har ikke virket tiltr kkende p mig Men hold da op Sikke en fantastisk overraskelse Nu er det et par dage siden, jeg blev f rdig med den Og da jeg v gnede i morges, var den det f rste, jeg t nkte p Den sidder i kroppen p mig.Det er over min fatteevne, at en mand kan beskrive teenage tilv relsen hos en rodl s pige s pr cist Og samtidig f beskrevet en del af hvid sort problematikken nedenunder hovedhistorien L s den og f din teenage datter til at g re det sammeRead this in English Usually, writing in translations tends to suffer, as it s hard to translate authorial voice But here it actually worked well I loved the spare, present tense writing style It reminded me a bit of Hilary Mantel or Michael Ondaatje sharp, quick cuts, short scenes.Unfortunately, the writing style was about the only thing I liked about this book The plot is one note a year or two in the life of a bored, disaffected white expat teen, Sam, in Tanzania in the early 1980s.The Read this in English Usually, writing in translations tends to suffer, as it s hard to translate authorial voice But here it actually worked well I loved the spare, present tense writing style It reminded me a bit of Hilary Mantel or Michael Ondaatje sharp, quick cuts, short scenes.Unfortunately, the writing style was about the only thing I liked about this book The plot is one note a year or two in the life of a bored, disaffected white expat teen, Sam, in Tanzania in the early 1980s.The expat crowd both colonial and post colonial can certainly be an interesting microcosm to explore, but usually I expect a bitabout the actual surrounding context to come into play Here, we follow our protagonist around as she smokes, drinks, does some drugs, has sex, laments being neither here nor there neither English nor Tanzanian and fights with her semi evil dad Every so often, we get a ...Eksil beskriver udfordringerne ved ikke at passe ind og altid at g re det forkerte p en overraskende realistisk m de Hovedpersonen Samantha bor i Afrika med sine for ldre og sin stores ster Alison Samantha er fra England, men har boet i Tanzania stort set hele sit liv Hun er en del af et hvidt samfund, midt i det m rke Afrika, der med mere eller mindre hensynsl se metoder skaffer sig magt og penge S steren rejser til England for at studere, og Samantha efterlades i Tanzania Hverdagen p ko Eksil beskriver udfor...I read this in English ExileInteresting book thisIt tells the story of an English girl and her family in Tanzania in the early and mid 80sit is the story of white boredom in Africa of lost kids with nothing to do and no real responsibility of the odd structure of African society and of the sadness of an empty childhood.I lived in Tanzania for a short while in the mid nineties and this book really resonated with me The ten years between the setting of the book and my time in the Africa coun I read this in English ExileInteresting book thisIt tells the story of an English girl and her family in Tanzania in the early and mid 80sit is the story of white boredom in Africa of lost kids with nothing to do and no real responsibility of the odd structure of African society and of the sadness of an empty childhood.I lived in Tanzania for a short while in the mid nineties and this book really resonated with me The ten years between the setting of the book and my time in the Africa country doesn t seem to have had much effect on the colonial whities living there.I recognised so many of the people and so many o...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Hvis ikke jeg havde siddet i et S tog da jeg havde l st den f rdig, havde jeg gr dt Man har lyst til at sl p alle de dumme mennesker, tr ste Samantha, sl Samantha Jakob Ejersbo f r skabt et univers rundt om Samantha, som kan minde om et spindelv v Hun kan ikke komme v k, men vil heller ikke v k Det er en bog med temaerne ungdom, socialrealisme, Afrika, stoffer, k rlighed, sex, familie, liv og tryghed Grunden til den sidste stjerne ikke er der jeg skulle holde tungen lige i munden, nogl Hvis ikke jeg havde siddet i et S tog da jeg havde l st den f rdig, havde jeg gr dt Man har lyst til at sl p alle de dumme mennesker, tr ste Samantha, sl Samantha Jakob Ejersbo f r skabt et univers rundt om Samantha, s...

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22 January 2018

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