^House of Stone by Christina Lamb
This book is a memoir about life in Zimbabwe during the turbulent 1970s and 1980s. I quite like the title because the photograph quite aptly describes the situation in Zimbabwe: a country surrounded by great beauty and stunning landscapes (the landscape of the African veld) marred by decades of conflict (the burning car to the left). The title House of Stone is also a play on the Shona “dzimba-dza-mabwe” from which the name Zimbabwe is derived and means “houses of stone.”
^Mukiwa by Peter Godwin
This one is also about life in Zimbabwe during that era, but as seen through the eyes of a 10 year old boy. I quite like the blurred sepia background depicting a gathering of African men with the superimposed silhouette of child (the protagonist) in stark white, which seems rather out of place. The imagery perfectly describes the atmosphere described by the protagonist.
^The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk
This book is a novel by Orhan Pamuk about a gentleman who coverts the house of his lost love into a museum of innocence, including all these objects and also other memorabilia related to the period during which they were together. I find the cover rather striking and find that it conveys the sense of wistfulness and melancholy present throughout the book. Unfortunately, I did not care too much for the actual story.
^Yes, he is. His other well known novel is* My Name is Red,* which is set in Istanbul during the 1500s and deals with a mystery and intrigue at the court of Ottoman Sultan Murat III.
^Yes, he is. His other well known novel is* My Name is Red,* which is set in Istanbul during the 1500s and deals with a mystery and intrigue at the court of Ottoman Sultan Murat III.
I got both 'Snow' and 'My name is Red', but never finished
