The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar explained

The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar
Author:	Syl Cheney-Coker
Orig Lang Code:	en
Country:	Sierra Leone
Genre:	Literary fiction, Magical realism
Publisher:	Heinemann International Incorporated
Pub Date:	1991
Media Type:	Print (hardcover)
Isbn:	978-0-435-90572-9
Award:	Commonwealth Writers' Prize (1991)

The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar is a novel by Syl Cheney-Coker. It won the Africa region of the 1991 Commonwealth Writers' Prize.^[1] The novel uses magical realism to comment on events by a prophet in the after-life.^[2]

Analysis

According to Publishers Weekly, The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar is "full of such unusual occurrences, but in the tradition of magical realism, a sense of history and psychological drama make the story believable. The riveting skeleton of the narrative is often slowed, however, by fatty adjectives and verbiage, and tired metaphors (such as "the floodgates of her desires'') sometimes mar the otherwise titillating love scenes".^[3]

Bibliography

• Book: Cheney-Coker, Syl . The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar . 1990 . Heinemann International Incorporated . 978-0-435-90572-9 . Oxford.

Further reading

• Nwankwo . Chimalun . 1992 . Review of The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar . African Studies Review . 35 . 1 . 134–135 . 10.2307/524449 . 524449 . 0002-0206.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987–2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071023223729/http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/uploads/documents/Regional%20Winners%201987-20071.pdf . 23 October 2007 . Commonwealth Foundation.
2. Olúbùnmi Smith . Pamela J. . 1991 . The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar by Syl Cheney-Coker . Goodrich Scholarship Faculty Publications . 32 . 2024-04-10 . 2023-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802080427/https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=goodrichfacpub . live .
3. Web site: 1991-01-01 . The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar by Syl Cheney-Coker . 2024-04-10 . . 2024-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408113445/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780435905729 . live .