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That is how all living things come back after long absences, and in the whole great world all things are living things. They change, they disappear entirely, and they are replaced. Baako, being a been-to a person who had come from abroad lwei, is expected to act as one: Baako is the protagonist in the novel.
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That is the way everything goes and turns round. Jul 30, Damien rated it it was ok. After a five-month hospitalization in Boston, Massachusetts, he returned to Ghana in However it makes a brilliant turn by not laying the blame solely on Africa’s “blind leaders” but also points out the kewi Am not a big poetry fan, but when told from Juana’s perspective the poetry really fit well with the themes in the book, frragments emptiness and loneliness really came out in her poetry.
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Any work of art could perform any of these functions. March 13, at 3: Nick Hegedus rated it really liked it Aug 01, Feb 03, Jerome Kuseh rated it really liked it Shelves: Katy rated it liked it May 20, Thus Armah confronts a key question that many Africans face on returning home from overseas.
The place is run by this so-called elite of pompous asses trained to do nothing. In Algeria, Armah worked as a fragmentw for the magazine Revolution Africaine until his health failed toward the end of You are commenting using your WordPress. For Brempong, the strutting “big man” Baako encounters on the plane from Paris, worth is measured wholly by “beautiful things” like his Dutch butane lighter which “seemed to have been sculpted entirely out of light”.
All that goes returns. Tarkpor rated it it was amazing May 14, Anonymous 27 December at Yet, Baako had his values; values he held in high esteem such as prompt response to issues, priority settings, and efficiency.
In Fragments, the maternal inheritance system as practised by the Akan ethic group comes alive, as Baako’s father, whether dead or alive was not mentioned.
As well as the educated who see the system for what it is but still resign themselves to it. Naana his grandmother and Juana ,wei psychiatrist and a psychologist understood Baako, whilst Efua his mother and Araba his sister wanted him to be a real been-to.
Fragments (African Writers Series) by Ayi Kwei Armah
Okay I would be careful next time not to give away endings. Like Beautyful Ones, the main character is a morally righteous man suffering from existential angst and struggling against a corrupt society. But before Baako hits the airport, he meets Brempong — atmah is an embodiment of materialism in the society. Ahi your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The beginning chapter reads: Baako is the protagonist in the novel.