Ada's Realm
Autor Sharon Dodua Otoo Traducere de Jon Cho-Polizzien Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 apr 2024
"A time-travelling wonder of a read" PATERSON JOSEPH
"A work of fierce imagination" NII AYIKWEI PARKES
WHERE IS ADA?
In a small village in West Africa, in what will one day become Ghana, Ada gives birth again, and again the baby does not live. As she grieves the loss of her child, Portuguese traders become the first white men to arrive in the village, an event that will bear terrible repercussions for Ada and her kin.
WHEN IS ADA?
Centuries later, Ada will become the mathematical genius Ada Lovelace; Ada, a prisoner forced into prostitution in a Nazi concentration camp; and Ada, a young, pregnant Ghanaian woman with a new British passport who arrives in Berlin in 2019 for a fresh start.
WHO IS ADA?
Ada is not one woman, but many, and she is all women - she revolves in orbits, looping from one century and from one place to the next. And so, she experiences the hardship but also the joy of womanhood: she is a victim, she offers resistance, and she fights for her independence.
This long-awaited debut from Sharon Dodua Otoo paints an astonishing picture of femininity, resilience and struggle with deep empathy and humour, with vivid language and infinite imagination.
"An impressive and highly original work, brimming over with energy" TLS
"Ada's Realm pushes boundaries . . . More power to her pen!" MARGARET BUSBY
"Thrillingly, astonishingly original." R. O. KWON
"A rule-shattering novel" Kirkus Reviews
Translated from the German by Jon Cho-Polizzi
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781529419047
ISBN-10: 1529419042
Pagini: 303
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția MacLehose Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1529419042
Pagini: 303
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția MacLehose Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
Ada's Realm is a time-travelling wonder of a read. Spanning centuries and lifetimes, this novel manages to both humorously and effortlessly lead the reader through a landscape of time, place and trauma that never feels forced . . . for anyone who loves their history packing a darkly funny punch
Set to be one of the best books of 2023 . . . Each narrative is connected by an underlying thread, with all of them exploring the misery and joy of womanhood, as well as themes of emancipation, resistance, and freedom.
It's always exciting to discover new talent in the global literary arena, and Sharon Dodua Otoo's writing defies expectations. Ada's Realm pushes boundaries in terms of language, form, character and time, challenging perceptions of what it means to be African, an African woman, in both historical and contemporary terms. More power to her pen!
Thrillingly, astonishingly original. You will not have read anything quite like this before.
A work of fierce imagination, by turns visceral, measured and experimental.
Otoo's captivating use of language is the thread that ties these varying yet overlapping tales together . . . An impressive and highly original work, brimming over with energy.
Operates both on earth and in a heavenly in-between space . . . [W]ry, caring, funny . . . [T]he story's time-jumping, identity-shedding slipperiness is reminiscent of Woolf's Orlando.
Intriguing, mysterious, and charming
Fast-moving and never dull, all in the service of highlighting the injustices faced by women through history
Its boldness and ambition leave an indelible imprint . . . A rule-shattering novel about the presentness of the past.
[Otoo] finds a form that uses the possibilities of storytelling and the joy of experimentation to open up space for her characters.
A singular voice in contemporary German-language literature
Otoo blasts established narrative boundaries.
A absolutely astonishing story
Set to be one of the best books of 2023 . . . Each narrative is connected by an underlying thread, with all of them exploring the misery and joy of womanhood, as well as themes of emancipation, resistance, and freedom.
It's always exciting to discover new talent in the global literary arena, and Sharon Dodua Otoo's writing defies expectations. Ada's Realm pushes boundaries in terms of language, form, character and time, challenging perceptions of what it means to be African, an African woman, in both historical and contemporary terms. More power to her pen!
Thrillingly, astonishingly original. You will not have read anything quite like this before.
A work of fierce imagination, by turns visceral, measured and experimental.
Otoo's captivating use of language is the thread that ties these varying yet overlapping tales together . . . An impressive and highly original work, brimming over with energy.
Operates both on earth and in a heavenly in-between space . . . [W]ry, caring, funny . . . [T]he story's time-jumping, identity-shedding slipperiness is reminiscent of Woolf's Orlando.
Intriguing, mysterious, and charming
Fast-moving and never dull, all in the service of highlighting the injustices faced by women through history
Its boldness and ambition leave an indelible imprint . . . A rule-shattering novel about the presentness of the past.
[Otoo] finds a form that uses the possibilities of storytelling and the joy of experimentation to open up space for her characters.
A singular voice in contemporary German-language literature
Otoo blasts established narrative boundaries.
A absolutely astonishing story
Notă biografică
Born in London in 1972 to Ghanaian parents, SHARON DODUA OTOO is an political activist and novelist living in Berlin. After having published several newspaper articles and two novellas in English, she wrote a short story in German which was later awarded the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize (2016), one of Germany's most renowned literary awards. She is politically active with several civil rights organisations, including the Initiative Black People in Germany (ISD), a Black queer feminist organisation called ADEFRA, and Phoenix.
Ada's Realm is her first novel.
Ada's Realm is her first novel.