Talking Tales

By - Barungi, Violet

Floor - Floor 3

Published - Femrite, Kampala, 2009

ISBN 10 - 9970700219

ISBN 13 - 9789970700219

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Women--Social conditions

Shelf No - 7

Call Number - 820 BAR

Physical Description - v, 193 pages ; 21 cm

Book Information

In Talking Tales a variety of women tell their stories in prose and poetry. They cast their nets wide, hauling in themes that celebrate as much as they castigate and mourn. There is the delight of discovering oneself on the cusp of womanhood, and of hearing about success in the fight for women's emancipation. There is also the wonder at the restorative power of love. However, The murkier side of human life is explored too: The failed search for love, unwanted advances, misunderstood affinities, incest, betrayal, disillusionment, unfruitful enterprise, domestic violence, corruption, brutality, injustice, The capriciousness of fortune...The realistic, The near-fantastic And The bizarre all find their place here. The themes are handled with forthrightness and humour as the writers take full advantage of the possibilities inherent in the different ways of telling tales: poetic, epistolary, expository, and straightforward narrative.

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