DRAINING THE BRAINS FROM AFRICA
In the book Elsewhere, Home, all the stories revolve around an African living, working or studying abroad hence the title, Elsewhere, Home. The name makes me homesick. I don’t have to know what the author had in mind but it makes me feel like I should be home but I am elsewhere, not home. While …. Continue Reading
A WHICHKITABU BLOG POST: ELSEWHERE, HOME BY LEILA ABOULELA
Numerous themes bob through the different narratives though some don’t bob about, they stand as towers, light houses in fact, drawing the sailor’s (You) attention to the fact that there is land but also giving emphasis to the land.