Thursday, March 16, 2006

The In-Between World of Vikram Lall by M.G. Vassanji

Thanks to Christie for this book as a holiday gift. It follows Vic, whose family is from India but living in Kenya, from childhood to adulthood. Colonialism puts him and his family in an interesting place in Kenya, neither black nor white. And this in-between-ness follows him throughout life into a life of government corruption. The characters are wonderful and the story is truly a saga, mixing modern-day chapters with the story of his life prior to that. Recommended.

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