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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Masterpiece,
This review is from: The Cardinals: With Meditations and Short Stories (African Writers Series) (Paperback)
Cardinals is a novel that questions traditional notions of love, family, geneology, and family. Head hints at incest and breaks down the binaries of father-daughter, master-slave, man-woman. THe book is a quick read (under 2 hours). THe dialogue is bizarre, as are the characters and at moments, I felt an urge to scream from the insanity of it all. However, Head is a revolutionary, challenging the Immorality Acts of the 60s in apartheid South Africa, and questioning the existence of an entire colored population. The book is surprisingly moving, especially the essays at the end. A great read!
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The Cardinals: With Meditations and Short Stories (African Writers Series) by Bessie Head (Paperback - December 18, 1995)
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