Bitterness

This is one of the most realistic and passionate contemporary novels about the life of young people in todays Africa written by Malama Katulwende a young Zambian poet and intellectual. It describes the seeming incompatibility of old African traditions and modern life depicts the political struggle of Zambias students and the hope and despair of the books main character his family lover and friends. Based on real events this novel provides an insight into African history daily life and culture at the example of an oppressive society. Imagine Europes revoltes of 1968 in Austral Africa...