The Washington Post, March 4th, 1990
CHAMBACU Black Slum By Manuel Zapata Olivella Translated from the Spanish by Jonathan Tittler Latin American revierw Press. 128 pp. $12.95 THESE five novels present a unique opportunity for a cross-cultural survey of writing in the African Diaspora, from the Caribbean coast of Colombia to the byways of London. Taken together, they suggest that some sort of common experience has shaped the making of black literature worldwide, and that black writers reflect certain attitudes, regardless of where they live and write. Manuel Zapata Olivella tells of a Colombia and a Latin America we seldom hear a...
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