Title: Not now, sweet Desdemona
First published: 2006
Description: Not now sweet Desdemona is the story of Africa’s colonization retold in the imagery of a traditional African man losing his homestead to a modern Christian woman. Rich in poetry and songs, it’s a fusion of literature, history and philosophy and its style is a cross between okot p’Bitek’s songs and Thus Spake Zarathustra.
Subjects: colonization, Desdemona, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Christianity
Places: africa, europe
People: okot p’Bitek
Time periods: the colonial period in africa
LC classification: MLCS 2008/00327 (P)