tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32275650.post7647845836610613681..comments2023-09-21T13:22:39.657+01:00Comments on wordsbody: Habila & SontagWordsbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965726929008839788noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32275650.post-60383883265961398892007-03-23T20:28:00.000+00:002007-03-23T20:28:00.000+00:00Patrick,Thanks for your considered response to the...Patrick,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your considered response to the post & Habila's piece. I agree with your (and Habila's) assessment of 'The Lonely Londoners'. It does capture the immigrant's predicament in London/UK - especially the loneliness. <BR/><BR/>MWWordsbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965726929008839788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32275650.post-27620995376887006022007-03-22T13:36:00.000+00:002007-03-22T13:36:00.000+00:00The lonely Londers remain one of my top five books...The lonely Londers remain one of my top five books of all time. I read Helon Habila's review in the Guardian and was struck by the choice of culled passages from the book because i find in them a summary of a Black immigrant experience in Britain that has transcended over the years and still remains proportionately the same or worse in certain situations. <BR/><BR/>As rightly observed, Samuel Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com