on race

Finishing George Pelecanos' book, Right as Rain, I got the impression that the social study out voiced the detective. Race is a major issue throughout the book. There is so much clarifying about who is what color that it becomes a bit excessive.

May be what should be said needs to be said until someone hears. But there are other ways.

One of my favorite writers is from Mozambique. He has given Africa a true voice. Besides he is an incredible master in the art of language. At one point, the main character in a book called Every Man is a Race says:

"A man's story is always badly told. That's because a person never stops being born. Nobody leads one sole life, we are all multiplied into different and ever-changeable men."

(Mia Couto)

Right as rain.

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