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The Use of Ellipsis as a Narrative Technique in Yvonne Owuor’s Dust
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Jennifer Muchiri --- , KenyaThis paper reads the use of ellipsis as a narrative technique in Yvonne Owuor’s Dust. The paper interrogates the deployment of ellipsis in the novel as a strategy for contesting notions of homogeneity at different levels. Through the use of... -
Surviving the Genocide: The Singularity of Suffering in Yvonne Owuor's “Weight of Whispers”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Edgar Fred Nabutanyi --- , UgandaAlthough Theodor Adorno famously declared in 1983 that to write a poem after Auschwitz is barbaric, profound acts of horror have inspired many literary masterpieces. The 1994 Rwandan genocide is no exception, having motivated some of Africa’s literary gems. While... -
Migrancy as Trauma: Yvonne Owuor's “Weight Of Whispers”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Miriam Maranga-Musonye --- , KenyaDespite winning the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2003, Yvonne Owuor's “Weight of Whispers” has not received much critical attention. Yet this novella has great potential for understanding Eastern Africa as a cultural and political space as well as...