Imaro

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Full Title:: Imaro / Charles R. Saunders : featuring an introduction by Charles de Lint

Additional Author/Creators:: De Lint, Charles, 1951-, writer of introduction

Genre:: Fantasy fiction
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Action and adventure fiction
Subjects:: Afrofuturism
Heroes--Fiction
Quests (Expeditions)--Fiction
Tribes--Africa--Fiction
Science fiction, American--African Americans
Africa--Social conditions--Fiction

Table of Contents:: Introduction / Charles De Lint -- Revisiting Imaro / Charles R. Saunders -- PART I: The Ilyassai -- PART II: The Haramia -- Afterword / Benjamin Szumskuj.
Summary:: Saunders' novel fuses the narrative style of fantasy fiction with a pre-colonial, alternate Africa. Inspired by and directly addresses the alienation of growing up an African American fan of Science Fiction and Fantasy, which to this day remains a very ethnically homogeneous genre. It addresses this both structurally (via its unique setting) and thematically (via its alienated, tribeless hero-protagonist). The tribal tensions and histories presented in this fantasy novel reflect actual African tribal histories and tensions, and provide a unique perspective to current and recent conflicts in Africa, particularly the Rwandan genocide and the ongoing conflict in The Sudan.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 224 pages ; 24 cm