There are two endings to this story, Tracker reflects.
In the first, his father dies; in the second, he lives.
The novel keeps both options simmering, neither reaching a conclusive boil.
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Such is the brain of Marlon James.
Brief Historyfuriously wove together perspectives of a huge ensemble, butBlack Leopardis Trackers story alone.
(James says its sequels will retell the same events from other characters points of view.)
Mark Seliger
Tracker recounts this quest in the future, speaking from a prison cell.
The first thing our hero says: The child is dead.
There is nothing left to know.
(Oh, that were-hyena.)
He writes to the very heart of African history, trauma, and imagination.
He subverts masculine norms and rails against patriarchy.
And yet: For all its political power and artistry,Black Leopard, Red Wolftriumphs in James swagger.
He hasnt merely produced a literary earthquake.
He shows off, his stylistic flair a cocky muscle-flex.
This is a concert, a production, an epic.
This is a revolutionary book.B+
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