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A review by nadj93
La Rue Cases-Nègres by Joseph Zobel
5.0
I grew up in Mauritius, a small formerly-colonised African island. So much of this book resonated with me, despite the fact that I have never witnessed the poverty that Joseph has live through (although my grandparents and parents certainly did live through those times). It allowed me to understand much of the people of my country's past and the privilege that we have been given.
This is by far the heart warming book I've read in a while. Zobel has a way with words. I read it in French and he transmits his past feelings so well, that it's hard to believe that he remembers all those details. It's hard to believe that this man who misses his grandmother so much, was at one point a slightly arrogant young boy yearning for mischief.
I can only wish that I discovered his books earlier.
This book is a tribute to his grandmother and I only understood that at the end. And it suddenly hit me that, all the pages in his book relate to the love he held for his grandmother and the guilt of not having been able to offer her the life he wanted to so much.
The ending for me, was the greatest summary of the book.
'C'est aux aveugles et à ceux qui se bouchent les oreilles qu'il me faudrait la crier. ' (it is to the blind and to those who cover their ears that I should scream my story to).
There's no better way to describe the book than that.
This is by far the heart warming book I've read in a while. Zobel has a way with words. I read it in French and he transmits his past feelings so well, that it's hard to believe that he remembers all those details. It's hard to believe that this man who misses his grandmother so much, was at one point a slightly arrogant young boy yearning for mischief.
I can only wish that I discovered his books earlier.
This book is a tribute to his grandmother and I only understood that at the end. And it suddenly hit me that, all the pages in his book relate to the love he held for his grandmother and the guilt of not having been able to offer her the life he wanted to so much.
The ending for me, was the greatest summary of the book.
'C'est aux aveugles et à ceux qui se bouchent les oreilles qu'il me faudrait la crier. ' (it is to the blind and to those who cover their ears that I should scream my story to).
There's no better way to describe the book than that.