Comments on: Slavery, Race, Feminism and Literature

By: Bob Braxton

Bob Braxton — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 21:00:11 +0000

Half a Yellow Sun is a great book, at least in my view. My experience in Africa has been in Kenya with about ten month-long trips beginning 1980. This year I have read two Elaine Neil Orr books and now have added this to my wish list: Tillie Olsen and a Feminist Spiritual Vision

By: Anora McGaha

Anora McGaha — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:55:29 +0000

In reply to Hannah Robins.

Hannah, Thanks so much for your comment here, your mention of books and discussion of genre. I appreciate hearing the names of two of le Guin’s books. Now I’ll look up Half of a Yellow Sun. : )

I’ve seen on Facebook that Elaine’s been attending or speaking at a lot of events recently. Hopefully she’ll get back to you soon. — Anora McGaha, Editor WWWB

By: Hannah Robins

Hannah Robins — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:40:31 +0000

This is a really interesting read. I wonder whether you have read some of the novels that I love which explore these issues? Ursula le Guin’s ‘Powers’ and ‘4 ways to forgiveness’ are brilliant on both slavery and feminism issues, as well as superbly written. Respectively Fantasy and Science Fiction genres, and I like what you say about not being prejudiced about genres. The story goes that when she first started writing she had offers to publish from literary and the science fiction publishers and she plumped for science fiction because they were going to pay her … The other one that sprung to mind when you referred to Biafra was of course the harrowing but wonderful ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ – I’m sure I don’t need to look up how to spell the author’s name you are bound to know it. Would love to know your views on all these books.