Seesaw (Ogene novel)
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Seesaw is the second novel by Timothy Ogene. It was published in London in November 2021 by Swift Press,[1][2] and was reviewed in The Guardian,[3] The Times,[4] Unherd,[5] Isele Magazine,[6] and Writers Mosaic.[7] Excerpts appeared in Granta[8] and The Johannesburg Review of Books.[9] It can be considered as a classic road novel and, at the same time, a satire; the voice of an unreliable narrator depicts American culture and politics as seen through the eyes of a Nigerian scholar visiting Boston.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Swift Press signs Timothy Ogene's 'hugely enjoyable act of literary rebellion'". BookBrunch. 20 July 2021.
- ^ Comerford, Ruth. "Swift Press soars with 100,000 sold in first nine months". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b Habila, Helon (27 November 2021). "Seesaw by Timothy Ogene review – adventures in cultural expectations". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Self, John (19 November 2021). "Seesaw by Timothy Ogene review — taking pot shots at the prose poseurs". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "What does it mean to be black?". UnHerd. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Seesaw | Timothy Ogene". Isele Magazine. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Seesaw". Writers Mosaic. 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "The Blake Fellowship". Granta. 19 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "[Fiction Issue] 'He was the sort of writer who saw himself as the carrier of his continent's honour'—Read an excerpt from Timothy Ogene's novel Seesaw". The Johannesburg Review of Books. 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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