I found this book to be so powerful and fascinating. As a Antigone lover, I very much enjoyed the connections-but it absolutely wasn’t necessary. Thanks for the video!
Was taught by Kamila Shamsie on my MA course this year and enjoyed the way she ran workshops. Nice to hear a well detailed discussion of this. Not read it myself.
Thank you! This comment makes me miss college. I wonder if there were classes, workshops, and lectures conducted by authors that I might have missed because I was not aware of the back then.
Oh yes, it is interesting! I love how cinematic this book feels. I would love to watch a movie adaptation of this novel. It has both the "intimate" and "epic" vibes.
haha i finally saw this video! great to hear that you enjoyed it so much without needing the Antigone context. i also thought Eamonn's triple name (Greek-Irish-Muslim) was genius. i dunno if it's intentional or not, but for me an added layer is that Irish-sounding names USED to have stigma, esp in the uk re: migration and terrorism, but have since become "normal" for the most part. the irony (and thematic relevance!) of masking a british child's muslim identity with that name in particular was lovely i thought ~
The background info on Irish names and stigma sounds vaguely familiar to me but I can't remember where I've read or heard it from... There are so many layers to Eamonn's name it's so fascinating! I have a feeling it's intentional..
I enjoyed the way Shamsie found a way to address issues of family loyalty and religious duty from the original play but in a really contemporary story. I love Antigone and think reading it after the book would add something to both.
Sounds brilliant; I like how you describe the examination of identity
Thanks Katja! 😁
I found this book to be so powerful and fascinating. As a Antigone lover, I very much enjoyed the connections-but it absolutely wasn’t necessary. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching! I loved the complexity of each of the main characters. It heightens the drama, making the book really gripping.
Was taught by Kamila Shamsie on my MA course this year and enjoyed the way she ran workshops. Nice to hear a well detailed discussion of this. Not read it myself.
Thank you! This comment makes me miss college. I wonder if there were classes, workshops, and lectures conducted by authors that I might have missed because I was not aware of the back then.
I've seen this book at the library before but I didn't know what it was about. Sounds like a very interesting read!
Oh yes, it is interesting! I love how cinematic this book feels. I would love to watch a movie adaptation of this novel. It has both the "intimate" and "epic" vibes.
haha i finally saw this video! great to hear that you enjoyed it so much without needing the Antigone context. i also thought Eamonn's triple name (Greek-Irish-Muslim) was genius. i dunno if it's intentional or not, but for me an added layer is that Irish-sounding names USED to have stigma, esp in the uk re: migration and terrorism, but have since become "normal" for the most part. the irony (and thematic relevance!) of masking a british child's muslim identity with that name in particular was lovely i thought ~
The background info on Irish names and stigma sounds vaguely familiar to me but I can't remember where I've read or heard it from... There are so many layers to Eamonn's name it's so fascinating! I have a feeling it's intentional..
I enjoyed the way Shamsie found a way to address issues of family loyalty and religious duty from the original play but in a really contemporary story. I love Antigone and think reading it after the book would add something to both.
I think I will get to the Greek play later eventually... I might have mailed my copy home when I was cleaning my room 😅
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This is a great video! Thank you 👍👍👍
Thank you for watching! 😸
Interesting! So much here I didn't know - thanks!
Thanks for watching! 😸
This looks like a better version of Bulan Terbelah di Langit Amerika
Interesting! I have not heard of the title before!
Any question about the character?
None from me I guess 🤓
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