Book review: An Orchestra of Minorities, by Chigozie Obioma
Gore Vidal used to deplore novels by American academics which were, he said, written to be taught rather than read. Now that every second novelist seems to be a professor, or assistant professor, of literature and creative writing, it’s no surprise that there are many more of these books, endlessly discussible, “multi-layered,” fantastic, clever, loaded with references to other, often classic, works, self-indulgent, verbose and far too long. Chigozie Obioma’s second novel is such a novel, one that will be manna... Читать дальше...