In-Between Worlds

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“The In-Between World of Vikram Lall” is a fictional story of an East Indian living in Kenya during the days of the Mau Mau revolution.  The narrative begins with Vic living exiled in Canada because of a bounty on his head.  He recounts his once idyllic childhood in Africa where he, his sister Deepa and his friends Njoroge (an African), Annie, and Bill (English expatriates) play without discrimination until a tragedy rends them apart.

 

As Vic comes into adulthood a new Kenya emerges, but the heartbreak of the past reflects upon the decisions of the adult Vic and turns him into one of the most corrupt men of the country.

 

Writer M.G. Vassanji writes a beautiful, picturesque tale of life in Africa.  ‘The In-Between World’ explores the relations between whites, blacks, and Asians, what nationality means for those who are native born but not of the same skin, and the impact of colonialism.  

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