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Ancestor Stones
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Wikipedia article
'Ancestor Stones' is a 2006 novel by Aminatta Forna about the experiences of four women in a polygamous family in West Africa.
Reception
Uzodinma Iweala reviewing 'Ancestor Stones' "wanted to know more: how the characters feel about one another, not just how they feel about the chaotic events theyre describing." Bernardine Evaristo, writing in 'The Guardian', found the book's backcover blurb, "The Story of 20th-century Africa ...." "ridiculous", but found it "a wonderfully ambitious novel written from the inside" and concluded "This is her [Forna's] first novel, but it is too sophisticated to read like one."
'Ancestor Stones' has also been reviewed by 'Booklist', 'Choice Reviews', 'Library Journal', 'Publishers Weekly', 'Kirkus Reviews', 'African Business', 'Entertainment Weekly', and 'The New Yorker'.
Awards
*2007 Hurston-Wright Legacy Award Debut Fiction - winner
*2008 LiBeraturpreis - winner
*2010 Aidoo-Snyder Book Award - winner (best creative work)
References
Category:2006 novels
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