Ambiguous Adventure by Cheikh Hamidou Kane

Ambiguous Adventure

Cheikh Hamidou Kane with Wole Soyinka, Katherine Woods

176 pages • first pub 1961 (view editions)

fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
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The celebrated classic by a groundbreaking figure in African literature addresses a critical contemporary issue—the collision of Islamic African values and Western culture.Hailed by Chinua Achebe as one of the greatest African novels ever written,...

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Community Reviews

3.52
based on 148 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

challenging: 33%

informative: 22%

sad: 22%

tense: 11%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
30% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose A mix
87% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

87% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

62% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

14% of readers chose Yes
71% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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