Season of Crimson Blossoms
Set in a local community, this novel entwines an age-gap relationship with religious and social taboos. The clash between individual desire and communal norms reveals complicated relationships shaped by violence, redemption, and atonement.
Work Information
A forbidden relationship shakes the rules of the community.
By putting desire and social norms in direct conflict, the novel exposes the tension running through the community.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Cassava Republic Press
- Published
- 2017-04-25
- Pages
- 320 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.67 x 4.78 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781911115007
- ISBN-10
- 1911115006
- Price
- 2342 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Genre Fiction/Political
"A rich and vibrant novel with shades of brutality, romance and the pressures of a close knit community. " Leila Aboulela, author of The Kindness of Enemies "A powerful and compelling debut. The taboo subject of an older woman's sexuality, portrayed with courage, skill and delicacy, is explored in the context of the criminal underworld and the corrupt politics that exploits it. This is a novel to be savoured. " Zoe Wicomb, author of October Season of Crimson Blossoms tells the captivating story of an illicit affair between a twenty-five-year-old street gang leader, Hassan Reza, and a devout fifty-five-year-old widow and grandmother, Binta Zubairu, who yearns for intimacy after the sexual repression of her marriage and the pain of losing her first son. This story of love and longingset in a conservative Muslim community in Nigeriareveals deep emotions that defy age, class, and religion. This novel gives a unique perspective on life and relationships in Northern Nigeria, a region vastly under-represented in the body of world literature. Abubakar Adam Ibrahim 's short story collection The Whispering Trees was long-listed for the Etisalat Prize for Literature in 2014, with the title story shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing. Abubakar is a Gabriel Garcia Marquez Fellow (2013) and a Civitella Ranieri Fellow (2015). In 2014, Abubakar was named in the Hay Festival Africa39 list of the most promising writers under the age of forty. Season of Crimson Blossoms has been shortlisted for the $100,000 2016 NLNG Prize for Literature.
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim is a Nigerian writer and journalist. His debut collection of short stories 'The Whispering Trees' was long-listed for the Etisalat Prize for Literature in 2014, with the title story shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing. Abubakar is a Gabriel Garcia Marquez Fellow (2013) and a Civitella Ranieri Fellow (2015). In 2014, Abubakar was named in the Hay Festival Africa39 list of the most promising writers under the age of 40 who will define future trends in African writing. His debut novel 'Season of Crimson Blossoms' has been shortlisted for the $100,000 NLNG Prize for Literature (2016).
Reviews
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Highly recommended.
Thoughtful, engaging, well-written. It took me a while to get into this book because I found the names confusing, but that is just my own cultural unfamiliarity. The world of Season of Crimson Blossoms pulled me in deeply, it's one of the most memorable novels I've read in some time and a window into a world that is so different from my own. Highly recommended.
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Really fascinating
This book is really good for ppl who like age gaps and also it came in good condition
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Lovely story.
Some of the descriptions and one liners are just so apt. Sad and melancholy. But memorable. A different world. Worth the read!
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I fell in love with this book
I fell in love with this book. Yes, it has flaws; the pace and depth of the connection between our star-crossed lovers but suspend disbelief for a minute and you have a great book. I loved the examination of middle-age female sexuality, the sexuality of Muslim women, age-inappropriate relationships, attitudes to Indian hemp, gangs, politics. There's so much going on in this book, it felt like a literary suya and beer feast on a perfect balmy evening in Lagos. Highly recommended.
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Something different
I appreciated reading a book filled with Hausa culture and language-- something that im not use to. The story was intriguing. I liked the unique story that the main character had. She was both a heroine and villain at the same time. Although a good read, I felt it took a little while for the plot to develop. Nonetheless I'd still recommend it.