| More of My Interests: Kola Boof | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| I first encountered Kola Boof's work when I was enrolled in World Lit class about three semesters ago. I found her to be extremely interesting in lots of ways. I was certainly taken by her insistence to pose bare-breasted for her book jacket photos (see example below). She wanted to disregard the male hegemony concerning women and their bodies! |
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| Besides her courage, I was impressed by her writing. She had completed one book of short stories and published some poetry, and she was getting promoting her break-through work, Long Train to the Redeeming Sin. During this time I also discovered her compelling story, "Day of Vow." I need to warn you that the story I have for you is disturbing in many ways: --There is the sexual violence the heroine endures. --Boof is framing the story within the still racially charged climate of South Africa. --The climax is the heroine's severing her rapist's penis and throwing it onto the streets of Cape Town. --Her redemption comes at the Cape Town docks where she is carried off by a "buff" Jesus who looks more Latino/Hispanic than Middle Eastern! With this warning in place, I would encourage, if you are not easily disturbed, to read the story I have here, "Day of Vow." |
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