VLVL What's it all "about"?

[Michel Ryckx]

I remember my father had a novel called 'Uhuru' and we were not allowed 
to read it as kids -too much violence.

Haven't read it.

Michel.

joeallonby wrote:

>on 2/14/04 9:23 PM, Terrance at lycidas2 at earthlink.net wrote:
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>>>"Uhuru", by the way, means "freedom" in Swahili, and is used in the name of
>>>various world-wide organisations devoted to democracy and equity for African
>>>peoples, including an organisation which began in California in 1981
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>>I wonder if Pynchon knows that. I don't know any brothers who  speak or
>>read Swahili, but reconnaissance in Black English means,  to police and
>>area. And, it kinda makes sense, don't you think?
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>And furthermore:
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><http://www.reggae-reviews.com/blackuhuru.html>
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><http://www.reggaemovement.com/Artists/BlackUhuru.htm>
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><http://www.rasrecords.com/blackuhuru/>
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>I'm surprised Monroe wasn't all over this. They go back to 1974.
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