Vamba Sherif’s The Emperor’s Son tells the story of Zaiwulo, a young boy sent off to the ancient city of Musadu to study under Talata, a great scholar and head of the legendary Haidarah family. The boy soon notices that there is more to the story of his presence among the Haidarahs, and as heRead more about The Emperor’s Son[…]
In Ongekende liefde vertelt Vamba Sherif zijn levensverhaal aan zijn tienjarige dochter Bendu. Hij wil dat ze weet wat haar Afrikaanse wortels zijn en wat voor lange, moeilijke weg mensen soms afleggen om te komen waar ze zijn. Vamba beschrijft zijn opgroeien in een vooraanstaande familie van geestelijk leiders en wetenschappers in Liberia. Een familieRead more about Ongekende liefde[…]
In our first instalment of Book Club, South African writer Zukiswa Wanner has been speaking to BBC Africa’s Audrey Brown about the books Headscarves and Hymens, by Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy, and Bound to Secrecy, by Liberian novelist Vamba Sherif. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03pf92k?ocid=socialflow_facebook
The first novel in English by Vamba Sherif, a Liberian novelist, is a twisting mystery about power and transparency. The curious events in Bound to Secrecy speak to the sources of power and secrecy, as intertwined with corruption. https://www.one.org/us/2016/03/02/10-african-novels-you-need-on-your-bookshelf
Blockbuster: Liberian-born Author Vamba Sherif discusses LAND OF MY FATHERS & history behind book http://www.duniamagazine.com/2016/10/blockbuster-liberian-born-author-vamba-sherif-discusses-land-of-my-fathers
Land of My Fathers is a novel pulsating with African spiritualism rooted in a belief in the power of ancestral spirits to intervene in the lives of the living that radiates with the narrative hues of Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’: former slaves trying to exert their humanity unshackled by the oppression of slavery and the mysteriousRead more about Review: The Liberian Echo[…]
Against a background of French and British colonialists carving up Mother Africa, while local tribes were still unashamedly trading in slaves, Vamba Sherif transports readers into the world of those vulnerable newcomers in Land of my Fathers. http://www.bigissuenorth.com/2016/11/author-qa-vamba-sherif/22032
My mother distributed what was left of her things among the market women who had fought her, and my father gave his fishing gear to a neighbour. The old lady returned to her house. ‘I am not leaving,’ she said. ‘I’ve seen enough of this world. I will be right here when they come. IfRead more about Land of my fathers – An Excerpt[…]
Liberian writer Vamba Sherif discusses using letters to create authentic detail in his historical novel Land of My Fathers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04j22jd
Mansakeh, a budding writer, tells the story of his family, his parents and sister, in exile. His father spends his days dreaming about life as it was before the war in Liberia, and his mother Sebah develops herself into a successful politician. People are attracted to her charms, her beauty, her talents and eloquence asRead more about The kingdom of Sebah[…]