Howard French

‘In the Margins’ Offers a Path Into Elena Ferrante’s Mind https://t.co/A2y4niJJzX

Howard French

Damon Galgut Wins Booker Prize for ‘The Promise’ https://t.co/JR034ywtuz

Howard French

There's a terrific novel about this: The Years of Rice and Salt, by Kim Stanley Robinson. https://twitter.com/musingsofawe/status/1549464906973564932

Howard French

See my TL just now for a great one. Armstrong in Africa turns up in a great many books about the Cold War. Odd Arne Westad, Steven Kinzer on the Dulles brothers, and the recent White Malice by Susan Williams. https://t.co/Gx7Wt7DvBr

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On the 35th anniversary of his assassination, my remembrance of Thomas Sankara, and discussion of three great books on France in Africa. "Enemies of Progress" | Howard W. French | The New York Review of Books https://t.co/s1jZG4YlJg

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There's a wealth of strong literature on this. A great starting point: In search of power : African Americans in the era of decolonization, 1956-1974, by Brenda Gayle Plummer. Kevin Gaines's work is great, too. https://t.co/9x73bQMVQq

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The best-selling author and watch fan Gary Shteyngart retraces the authentication of ‘Invisible Man’ writer Ralph Ellison’s Omega Speedmaster, which comes to auction next month. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ralph-ellison-omega-speedmaster-11636551114?st=4pfox34v1emp7me&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJ

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My review of Elkins's new book, "Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire" https://t.co/BeLhdEf0Pb https://t.co/JcOPgBq6wo

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Theodore Roosevelt statue removed from outside New York’s Museum of Natural History https://t.co/qzM1fQshZ7

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A podcast convo with the Last Negros at Harvard Podcast. "Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War" https://t.co/8xl3tqszGA