Black King edition by Mark Willis Literature Fiction eBooks
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"King Tubby Meets Adrian Mole Uptown"
"It's kind of like Haile Fidelity mash up with Da Sensi Code - wicked!!"
In 1936, His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, finds refuge in England after the Fascist invasion of his country.
In the hills of Jamaica in the late thirties, groups of dropouts find references in Revelations of the Bible that lead them to believe that this Emperor, also known as Ras Tafari, is the second coming. They develop a way of life and belief that revolutionises Jamaican culture and music, using African drumming and chanting.
In the fifties and sixties, Jamaican migrants bring this music with them to England, creating in the process a new identity for successive generations of black, white, Asian and mixed race Britons.
In West London in the late nineties, young reggae fan Robbie Morgan walks into his favourite record shop and buys a record.
Black King edition by Mark Willis Literature Fiction eBooks
I purchased this book hoping to learn more about the life of Haile Selassie, but came away feeling like I'd just wasted my time. The bits about Selassie himself are riddled with speculation and needless embellishments - I can't honestly say that I took much away from the content.An even bigger problem is the fact that more than half of the book isn't about Selassie at all, but instead follows a twenty-something Englishman and his half-baked theory about Selassie being his grandfather. These chapters are filled with irrelevant stories about the man going to reggae shows in London, getting drunk with friends and rambling about his girlfriend's breasts (I'm sure they were nice, but what does that have to do with Haile Selassie?). In the end, I'm not even sure whether this book was fiction or non-fiction.
The book's description was very vague when I made my purchase, so perhaps my complaints just stem from improper expectations. This is what I get for buying the cheapest book on the list, I guess.
If you're looking for hard facts in a coherent narrative about Selassie's life, look elsewhere.
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Black King edition by Mark Willis Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Wonderful work of fiction...Very fun light read!
Nice insights into the life of Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia, proclaimed as the Lion of Judah. A noble leader.
I purchased this book hoping to learn more about the life of Haile Selassie, but came away feeling like I'd just wasted my time. The bits about Selassie himself are riddled with speculation and needless embellishments - I can't honestly say that I took much away from the content.
An even bigger problem is the fact that more than half of the book isn't about Selassie at all, but instead follows a twenty-something Englishman and his half-baked theory about Selassie being his grandfather. These chapters are filled with irrelevant stories about the man going to reggae shows in London, getting drunk with friends and rambling about his girlfriend's breasts (I'm sure they were nice, but what does that have to do with Haile Selassie?). In the end, I'm not even sure whether this book was fiction or non-fiction.
The book's description was very vague when I made my purchase, so perhaps my complaints just stem from improper expectations. This is what I get for buying the cheapest book on the list, I guess.
If you're looking for hard facts in a coherent narrative about Selassie's life, look elsewhere.
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