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List of reviews for Island of Abraham
To see any of reviews listed below, click on the underlined link on the review title.
Joan Anim-Addo 'Interview with Bernardine Evaristo' Mango Season
Interview focusing on Evaristo’s status as a black female writer, and the practical problems inherent in this, with some biographical details
Paula Burnett 'Occasional Skeletons': Island of Abraham Poetry Review
Comparative review of two black women writers (Evaristo and Olive Senior). Points to Evaristo’s unique female British dialogue with African roots (e.g. Amazonian myth)
Olatoun Williams 'A reconciliation of cultural polarities': Island of Abraham West Africa
Review praising Evaristo's communication of 'bi-cultural phenomena' through a dialectic with African past
Kadija George Bernadine Evaristo: Island of Abraham
Review detailing several poems that deal with a complex native/alien relationship with Africa
Chris Searle 'Powerful works of fiction': Island of Abraham Morning Star
Review focusing on aspects of Evaristo’s poetry that trace routes back to Africa
Amma Nkrumah Bernadine Evaristo - Island of Abraham The Weekly Journal
Brief review summarising main themes
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