The Memory of Love

The Memory of Love is a 2010 novel by Aminatta Forna about the experiences of three men in Sierra Leone.

The Memory of Love
First edition (UK)
AuthorAminatta Forna
CountryScotland
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
Published2010 (Bloomsbury)
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages464
ISBN9781408808139
OCLC851988400

Reception

Maaza Mengiste reviewing The Memory of Love "gives us a stronger, more nuanced voice, a writer more willing to take risks with plot and character. The results of that risk-taking are, however, mixed." and concluded "at the core of this novel is the brave and beating heart, at once vulnerable and determined, unwilling to let go of all it has ever loved."[1] The Guardian, found it "an ambitious and deeply researched novel"[2]

The Memory of Love has also been reviewed by Booklist,[3] BookPage Reviews,[4] Publishers Weekly,[5] Kirkus Reviews,[6] The Daily Telegraph,[7] and The Spectator.[8]

Awards

References
  1. "Sunday Book Review: Between Pain and Peace". New York Times. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. Adams, Tim (18 April 2010). "Books: The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. "The Memory of Love: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Fate and tragedy intertwine in this stunning and powerful portrait of a country in the aftermath of a decade of civil war.
  4. "The Memory of Love". kcls.bibliocommons.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017. as the novel sweeps from the radical campus politics of the 1960s to the traumatized population of the current day, the prose occasionally drags. The Memory of Love is an ambitious novel, but one that richly rewards the committed reader.
  5. "The Memory of Love". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2017. The book's prolixity, combined with scenes that drag or come off as forced, certainly doesn't ruin the experience, but it does occasionally glut what amounts to a heartening cry for moral responsibility in the thick of maddening injustice.
  6. "The Memory of Love (starred review)". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Gravitas distinguishes the ambitious second novel by Forna
  7. Shilling, Jane (27 March 2010). "The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna: review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Here she [Forna] moves deftly between the enchantments of different narratives: the therapeutic, the confessional, the traumatic – flashbacks, nightmares, hauntings, fugue states where stories are lost or distorted beyond recognition and the sweetly joyous themes of new love, renewal, springing hope, second chances.
  8. Michela Wrong (5 May 2010). "When words fail". The Spectator. Press Holdings. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Aminatta Forna’s magnificent second novel is not really about love. Its themes are far grittier, and all the more compelling for it
  9. "Commonwealth Writers Prize: 2011 Winners". literaryfestivals.co.uk. Literary Festival UK. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. "The Warwick Prize for Writing: 2011 Prize". warwick.ac.uk. University of Warwick. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  11. "Orange Prize for Fiction awarded to Tea Obreht". bbc.com. BBC. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  12. "IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award shortlist announced". breakingnews.ie. Landmark Digital Ltd. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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