Rogue strike a jake keller thriller david ricciardi. Acclaimed memoirist meri nanaama danquah has a new book coming called truer than the red, white and blue. Rise of the imamba and how to read air by dinaw mengestu next. Action, adventure, historical fiction, drama, thriller. He is a symbol of envy and greed, and usually tricks other characters with his cunningness. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading eteka. How the book ends will leave one in frustrated anticipation for the sequel. The latter series makes a fair comparison to bento in its blend of action, silliness, and bonkers yet perversely stable relationships. Aug 18, 2015 so what role does indonesia play in my novel, eteka.
The cold war sets the stage for various proxy wars, nationalist movements, and covert missions across africa, asia. Here he is in an exclusive interview with incessant scribble. The cold war sets the stage for various proxy wars, nationalist movements, and covert missions across africa, asia, europe, and the americas. All of a sudden, what came over the radio wasnt gershwin, porter, and berlin. Anansi can take several forms, sometimes human, sometime spider, sometimes even both. Rise of the imamba ben hinson hinson, ben the cold war sets the stage for various proxy wars, nationalist movements, and covert missions across africa, asia, europe, and the americas. But its less widely understood that in about 1950, this stream of great songs more or less dried up.
Anansi the spider is an extremely famous character in jamaica and other areas of the west indies. Rise of the imamba ben hinson hinson, ben download. Ben hinsons complex historical puzzle that is eteka. Author ben hinsons new novel eteka rise of the imamba is a globe spanning story about african mercenaries and the world they helped make from the 1950 to the 1990s.
As a person of ghanaian heritage, i enjoy discovering new ghanaian writers and learning about our pioneer writers. Rise of the imamba is well written, insightful, and captivating. One of my favorite scenes within the novel takes place in indonesia, wrapped around the colorful historical context of the time. Ben hinson is a ghanaiannigerian author currently based in new york. Im not reading anything now cause i still have to study but i have 4 novels i hope to read before the year ends. He taught for many years as an adjunct professor of political science, queens college. I just completed reading the book, and i cant wait for part 2. See more ideas about art world, martial arts and martial. Books go search your store deals store gift cards sell help.
As you probably know, ive been doing a series of posts highlighting various locations featured within my novel, eteka. Rise of the imamba is a novel based on global mercenary activity that takes place during the cold war era and the 1990s. Mar 18, 2014 promotion material for the upcoming book eteka rise of the imamba from author ben hinson. Prepare to be blown away by the reading experience. Rise of the imamba book online at best prices in india on. Dreams are the currency of okris writing, particularly in this first book of poems, an african elegy, but also in his books of short stories and prizewinning novel the famished road. Jul 09, 2016 i had one book come in damaged from shipping and that vendor refunded my money within an hour or so, which i couldnt believe. The cold war sets the stage for various proxy wars, nationalist movements, a. Two of bentos main voiceactors were also in baka and test. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Being a lover of african literature and literature of the diaspora, i find that ghanaian authors and. Hinson for changing my mind on action thriller books.
For this post, ill give you a quick runthrough of new york city. Maximus profile eteka rise of the imamba by derylbraun. The amazing and entrepreneurial mouad marroquino lahlou, the first ever moroccan renzo gracie black belt at his club, renzo gracie jersey city rg jc. Read a fun and entertaining book collection about a chinese billionaire and his family living in beverly hills dealing with lifes everyday challenges spiced with drama, humor, cultural nuances and ancient traditions. The singular thread of the novel is the lasting impact of colonialism and how those forces could be a crucible and catalyst for later violent groups. Rise of the imamba is a dark, action packed thriller that follows multiple characters across 14 locations around the world, and will appeal to readers that enjoy history, suspense. Rise of the imamba recently made its way to the sydney opera house in australia, i thought it only fitting to write my next architecture piece on this magnificent structure. Im also a book depository affiliate so if you buy a book through my link i get a small commission.
An overview of new york city countries around the world. Ive actually corresponded with odd arne westad, the author of this book, and this book provided some of the supporting research used in my novel, eteka. Rise of the imamba is an actionpacked thriller that follows several characters throughout two different time periods. Okris dreams are made on the stuff of africas colossal economic and political problems, and reading the poems is to experience a constant succession of. P, and i named this store after him to honor his memory. Hinson also released his first novel last year, titled eteka.
Rise of the imamba by ben hinson the inheritance of european colonialism in africa is one of fractured cultures, tribal territories split by arbitrary national. Phone cases music around the world countries around the world recipes around the world. Rise of the imamba recently made its way to the sydney opera house in australia, i thought it only fitting to write my next architecture piece on this magnificent. Jul 11, 2014 ben hinson is a relatively new author about to burst onto the literary scene with his ambitious novel, eteka. Bokser was born in lubomi, poland, and emigrated to the united states at the age of in 1920. Action, suspense and tons of history collide in this action. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. I read 40% of the book in one day, and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Rise of the imamba, by ben hinson, is set in cold war africa. Looking through others books often leads to me adding more things to my own bookshelf, ebook collection, and yes, my massively long tbr list.
Todays post will be highlighting the largest city featured in my novel, eteka. Eteka by ben hinson, 9780692470121, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Rise of the imamba by ben hinson, which is the first book of his eteka series. Ghanaiannigerian author and poet ben hinson is working on an exciting historical literary thriller called eteka. The story spans several distinct decades at the end of the cold war, from the 1960s to the 1990s. Prueba prime hola, identificate cuenta y listas identificate cuenta y listas pedidos suscribete a prime cesta. Rise of the imamba sounds like it will be an exciting read. The last book i read was elnathan johns born on a tuesday. Hinson has plans to transform eteka into a graphic novel. Rise of the imamba 2016, a novel that is a collection of connected storylines that center on two mercenaries and a prostitute during the cold war and the 1990s. Hi, im ben hinson, creator and owner of the eteka store. The genre of adventure has a new legend in the making, this. Indonesia, specifically bandung makes its appearance in my novel during this period in 1955.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Rise of the imamba is a dark, action packed thriller that follows multiple characters across 14 locations around the world, and will appeal to readers that enjoy history, suspense, fantasy and world cultures. Book tastes are very individual and they can give you a little peak into someones personality. Promotion material for the upcoming book eteka rise of the imamba from author ben hinson. Martial arts around the world hickams dictum architecture around the world eteka. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The novel falls under the literaryhistorical fiction genre and will be available hopefully by the end of this year. In addition to being a great set of connected stories covering many important events in history, it is filled with riddles and surprises that may force you the reader to read it more than once. This is a great book that dives into many of the events that transpired during the cold war, offering great views into regions like africa, asia and latin america.
It is described on his website as an actionpacked historical thriller based on mercenary activity during the cold war era and the 1990s. Rise of the imamba is a remarkable achievement, and a very important book for many reasons. An overview of bandung, indonesia countries around the world. Leicester square is one of many locations featured in eteka. He attended city college of new york ba, 1928 and rabbi isaac elhanan theological seminary, followed by the jewish theological seminary of america ordained, 1931 and columbia university phd, 1935. Maximus profile eteka rise of the imamba by derylbraun on. Rise of the imamba by ben hinson, paperback barnes. It kind of resonated with my book series the beijing family, focusing on the family and work situations of simon wang, a.
Lots of details, and i just liked how the story evolved. It is the central figure of many folk fables of west african origin. Elisha ben abuyah, jewish scholar who renounced his faith and who came to be regarded in later ages as a prototype of the heretic whose intellectual pride leads him to infidelity to jewish laws and morals. Jan 22, 2015 beth kephart books it is a book that asks us to be mindful, to look back over own shoulders at the language trail we leave, to be our own best copy editors, to read, to look things up. This is a great book that dives into many of the events that transpired during the cold war. This historical thriller seamlessly fuses asian, african, american and. Equally, he is deployed in many stories for different reasons. The death of tin pan alley and the rebirth of the great american song everybody knows and loves the american songbook. Now im going to take you across the world to one of my favorite locations within my novel bandung, indonesia. I enjoy creating content, writingresearch, designing products and solving problems. Rise of the imamba is a dark, action packed thriller that follows multiple characters across 14 locations around the world, and will appeal to.
Sep 30, 2017 im also a book depository affiliate so if you buy a book through my link i get a small commission. The hero yo is voiced by hiro shimono, who was the. The storys main characters are a part of an organization that trains soldiers throughout the continent of africa. Rise of the imamba is a dark, action packed thriller that follows multiple characters across 14 locations around the world, and will appeal to readers that. In the talmud, elisha is not mentioned by name but is usually referred to as a. Rise of the imamba like share on facebook pacman is a character in eteka. The singular thread of the novel is the lasting impact of colonialism and how those forces could be a. Their rivals included the book versions of durarara, sword art online and baka and test. The cold war sets the stage for various proxy wars, nationalist movements, and. Eteka is also the title of a book series i created in my other life as. Okris dreams are made on the stuff of africas colossal economic and political problems, and reading the poems is to experience a constant succession of metaphors of resolution in both senses of the word.