The Longest Memory

by Fred D'aguiar | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0099462214 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Annimanni of Espoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on 6/10/2012
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Journal Entry 1 by Annimanni from Espoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Sunday, June 10, 2012
Winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award & David Higham First Novel Award

From Wikipedia:

"The Longest Memory is a short fiction novel (only 137 pages long) by British writer Fred D'Aguiar. The story takes place on a Virginian plantation, in the period before the American Civil War (Between 1790 and 1810). The book is told through many different people and in different forms. It begins in first person, with Whitechapel, the oldest and most respected slave on the plantation, recounting the sorrows of his life. From there on in each chapter is narrated by a different character, sometimes speaking through verse, via diary entry or in second person. Most of the chapters are narrated by characters central to the story, however chapter 11 is purely made up of fictitious editorials from the local newspaper known as the Virginian."

Journal Entry 2 by Annimanni at Espoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Saturday, October 3, 2015
Reserved for Tarna's VPK IV. Winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award & David Higham First Novel Award.
http://www.costa.co.uk/media/300231/CBA-Past-Winners-2015-Version.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Higham_Prize_for_Fiction

Journal Entry 3 by Annimanni at Espoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Brief yet deep, lyrical, beautifully written, this is a small gem and comes highly recommended.

Next off to joika.

Journal Entry 4 by Joika at Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten Finland on Thursday, April 21, 2016
Highly appreciated, thank you Annimanni!

Journal Entry 5 by Joika at Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten Finland on Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Even though being short and kind of straightforward The Longest Memory was too much a piece for me to read quickly. It took me at least two weeks. I felt repugnancy the theme being slavery. The first chapter made the most impression, and so did the last. Despair and injustice, but also the fact that events occurred (whipping and the background of Chapel) strengthened the presumptions of the status and the justification of the slavery in the society. Manipulation came as a shock to me.

Long time since these days but think about what happened in Charlottesville (Virginia) this year in the statue dispute (Robert E. Lee). It is a huge burden still.

Journal Entry 6 by kirjateoria at Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten Finland on Monday, October 16, 2017
Joika toi tänään tämän minulle. Kuriirina toimitan eteenpäin.

Journal Entry 7 by stinappi at Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten Finland on Thursday, October 19, 2017
Minultakin jatkaa eteenpäin ;)

Journal Entry 8 by stinappi at Cafe Caisa in Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, October 30, 2017

Released 6 yrs ago (10/21/2017 UTC) at Cafe Caisa in Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland

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