West Africa
Sierra Leone
Contemporary
English
Fiction
Set in Croatia after the Balkan wars — though by a Sierra Leonean author, the novel's examination of memory, silence, and war's aftermath directly draws on Forna's experience of Sierra Leone's civil war.
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Forna is one of the most important writers of the African diaspora; her work connects war and memory across cultures
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editorial-summarynot primary textSet in Croatia after the Balkan wars — though by a Sierra Leonean author, the novel's examination of memory, silence, and war's aftermath directly draws on Forna's experience of Sierra Leone's civil war. Forna is one of the most important writers of the African diaspora; her work connects war and memory across cultures
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