The Neapolitan books are set somewhere in Italy, a poor neighborhood in Naples where violence and strife are so normalized everyone is conditioned to either not react to it or react with more violence. This neighborhood could be anywhere in the world, even in Nairobi. … More The Napolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
Since both the Israeli god and the Palestinian god seem to be violent gods, at the end of life, we shall all be judged by our gods the things they deem important. … More Israeli Palestinian violence causing Collective Trauma for over 70years
This book was an impulse read as I am trying to read as many African writers as I can lay my hands on. Especially female writers. From it’s beginning in the impoverished, chaotic township of Mufakose, the book of memory is both entertaining and engaging. Memory, an albino child, feels isolated, stared at, feared, misunderstood … More The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah
Growth Catalysts 