Two Thousand Seasons is one of my favourite novels. The Context of White Supremacy hosts the debut study session on Ayi Kwei Armah’s illustrious novel Two Thousand Seasons. Host: Gus T Renegade Time: 3rd May 2014 Synopsis:The Context of White Supremacy hosts the fifth study session on Ayi Kwei Armah’s iconic novel Two Thousand Seasons (1973). "Seasons of Love" is a song from the 1996 Broadway musical Rent, written and composed by Jonathan Larson. It develops events and experiences dealt with earlier while introducing fresh elements. Two Thousand Seasons c an be said to be the climax of Armah’ s feminist inclination. Two Thousand Seasons is a rehabilitation of Africa's history and Ogede (2000:97) contends that in the novel "Armah evokes a realistic world and makes clear that his goal is to teach important human lessons." It shows how the continent was gradually colonised by both the Arabs and the Europeans and the African's complicity in his enslavement. Talib Kweli’s classic tune shares the same name and is inspired by Armah’s 1973 publication. Other articles where Two Thousand Seasons is discussed: Ayi Kwei Armah: In Two Thousand Seasons (1973) Armah borrowed language from the African dirge and praise song to produce a chronicle of the African past, which is portrayed as having a certain romantic perfection before being destroyed by Arab and European despoilers. A paramount feature of Thousand Seasons Korinchi Karain is a Malay ruler who turns out to be a slavish lackey who beg some European arms smugglers on their schooner’s deck to take him to their land. This text is one of Gus’ top five books – it’s likely a favorite of Dr. Marimba Ani also. Two Thousand Seasons is a novel by Ghanaian novelist Ayi Kwei Armah.The novel was first published in 1973 and subsequently published a number of times, including in the influential Heinemann African Writers Series.It is an epic historical novel, attempting to depict the last "two thousand seasons" of African history in one narrative arc following a Pan-African approach. The Healers Admittedly, the first few pages aren't easy to penetrate but when done, the novel provides the reader with a lot to think about. The novel ensures continuity in Armah’s fictional production and themes. The Healers (1979), Osiris Rising (1995) and KMT in the House of Life (2002) all span a given period related Two Thousand Seasons puts it (2), coupled with the acrimonious post-independence experience of African countries. Review: Two Thousand Seasons “The two thousand seasons of the title of Ayi Kwei Armah’s novel represent the enormous arc of time of African history covered in it. 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