#489
Title: The Land without Shadows
Author: Abdourahman A. Waberi
Translator: Jeanne Garane
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Year: 2005
Country: Djibouti
118 pages
Waberi's short story collection is less episodic and more descriptive--that is, the focus often is not on events or action but on creating a portrait of Djibouti. The effect is of a poetic mosaic and creates an emotional impression rather than a plot or story arc. The tone seemed to be affectionate or indulgent, even when Waberi was sarcastically describing horrible circumstances and acts.
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