Anson Ching News Today

Review of "Black Sugar" by Miguel Bonnefoy.

Review of "A Dream in Polar Fog" by Yuri Rytkheu, and "A Mind at Peace" by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar.

Review of "Ethos" directed by Berkun Oya.

Review of "Captains of the Sands" by Jorge Amado.

An Apartment Block in Angola In Transparent City (Biblioasis) by Ondjaki (and translated by Stephen Henighan) an apartment block with a magical burst water pipe is a microcosm for post-war Angola coming under the grips of the transnational corporations and agendas to privatize public goods. This is a refreshing addition to the sub-genre of apartment block fiction (i.e., Tales from Firozsha Baag by Rohinton Mistry and Uhuru Street by M.G. Vassanji). The way Ondjaki weaves together people stru...