Seesaw (Ogene novel)

Seesaw is the second novel by Timothy Ogene. It was published in London in November 2021 by Swift Press,[1][2] and was reviewed in The Guardian,[3] The Times,[4] Unherd,[5] Isele Magazine,[6] and Writers Mosaic.[7] Excerpts appeared in Granta[8] and The Johannesburg Review of Books.[9] It can be considered as a classic road novel and, at the same time, a satire; the voice of an unreliable narrator depicts American culture and politics as seen through the eyes of a Nigerian scholar visiting Boston.[3]

References

1. "Swift Press signs Timothy Ogene's 'hugely enjoyable act of literary rebellion'". BookBrunch. 20 July 2021.
2. Comerford, Ruth. "Swift Press soars with 100,000 sold in first nine months". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
3. Habila, Helon (27 November 2021). "Seesaw by Timothy Ogene review – adventures in cultural expectations". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
4. Self, John (19 November 2021). "Seesaw by Timothy Ogene review — taking pot shots at the prose poseurs". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
5. "What does it mean to be black?". UnHerd. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
6. "Seesaw | Timothy Ogene". Isele Magazine. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
7. "Seesaw". Writers Mosaic. 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
8. "The Blake Fellowship". Granta. 19 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
9. "[Fiction Issue] 'He was the sort of writer who saw himself as the carrier of his continent's honour'—Read an excerpt from Timothy Ogene's novel Seesaw". The Johannesburg Review of Books. 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.