To Dream Again

by Brian H. Jones, B. Harlech-Jones

Overview

In this novel from Namibia reflecting postcolonial disillusionment, Kerem, a newspaper editor in the newly liberated country of his birth, is forced to reexamine his life-his rural youth, his coming to political consciousness, his path as an activist and revolutionary, his exile in London, and his eventual return. He does this as meticulously as his father used to examine his carvings through a magnifying glass. The title is taken from William Shakespeare's The Tempest, where Caliban refers to the dreamlike state before reality has dawned. Many of the elements found in postcolonial literature from Africa, and many typical players on the colonial and postcolonial stage reappear in this fine novel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780795701375
Publisher:	NB Publishers
Publication date:	03/15/2010
Edition description:	ILLUSTRATE
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Brian H. Jones is professor of English at the University of Namibia. After studying at the University of Wales and at Rhodes University in South Africa, he was awarded a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. His previous publications include two works of nonfiction, You Taught Me Language and A New Thing, as well as one novel, published on the Internet, four textbooks, and numerous articles, reviews, and academic papers.