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On Spud: The Reunion by John Van de Ruit
Spud: The Reunion by John Van de Ruit is the fifth novel of the Spud series. While the initial four detail Spud’s high school adventures, this latest novel picks up the story at his 10-year high school reunion.
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The Narrator and Mustafa Sa’eed in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North
Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North is a fine-tuned web of a novel that ends with the unnamed narrator wading into the nearby water of the river Nile
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Memory and Identity: Sister Deborah by Scholastique Mukasonga
On the surface, Sister Deborah’s life was forgettable, as few records appear to have been left. However, the women around her, as well as the young Ikirezi, recall her Godly place.
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An Undergraduate’s Email on Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille
Dear Professor Thank you for allowing me to share these thoughts on Georges Bataille’s Histoire de l’œil (Story of the Eye). My main thoughts seem to be centered around power in the Bataille’s novella, and the complex relationship that seems to exist between the characters wanting to have power and asserting dominance in a way,…
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13 South African Personal Finance Books
Popular get-rich books like Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad and Morgan Housel’s The Psychology of Money often provide advice that does not reflect the intricacies of the South African present.
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