The Memory of Love – The Johannesburg Review of Books

‘I like writing male characters—I don’t have to get them home safely at the end of the chapter’—An interview with Aminatta Forna

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018Jennifer Malec2 Comments

Aminatta Forna sat down with The JRB Editor Jennifer Malec at the Open Book Festival in Cape Town to talk about her new novel,…

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[Temporary Sojourner] False memories and true love in Sierra Leone: Efemia Chela reads Aminatta Forna’s The Memory of Love

October 2, 2017November 4, 2017Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment

The perfect tragic vision of love and collective violence: Francophone & Contributing Editor Efemia Chela travels to Sierra Leone by reading Aminatta…