The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar

The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar is a novel by Syl Cheney-Coker. It won the Africa region of the 1991 Commonwealth Writers' Prize.[1] The novel uses magical realism to comment on events by a prophet in the after-life.[2]

The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar
AuthorSyl Cheney-Coker
GenreLiterary fiction, Magical realism
PublisherHeinemann International Incorporated
Publication date
1991
Publication placeSierra Leone
Media typePrint (hardcover)
AwardCommonwealth Writers' Prize (1991)
ISBN978-0-435-90572-9

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Analysis

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According to Publishers Weekly, The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar is "full of such unusual occurrences, but in the tradition of magical realism, a sense of history and psychological drama make the story believable. The riveting skeleton of the narrative is often slowed, however, by fatty adjectives and verbiage, and tired metaphors (such as "the floodgates of her desires'') sometimes mar the otherwise titillating love scenes".[3]

Bibliography

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  • Cheney-Coker, Syl (1990). The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar. Oxford: Heinemann International Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-435-90572-9.

References

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  1. ^ "Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987–2007" (PDF). Commonwealth Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2007.
  2. ^ Olúbùnmi Smith, Pamela J. (1991). "The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar by Syl Cheney-Coker". Goodrich Scholarship Faculty Publications. 32. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  3. ^ "The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar by Syl Cheney-Coker". Publishers Weekly. 1991-01-01. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-10.

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