It’s not like we read Gabriel García Márquez because we have something to do with South America. Amatmoekrim has difficulty understanding the mindset of the media: “I find it a little shortsighted. Because the novel was deemed “a Surinamese story,” the writer was automatically placed in the category of Surinamese ethnic writers who have little interest to other audiences. Not that Titus has the answers, but it helps to clarify many things and render them less threatening.”Īmatmoekrim has complained about being pigeon-holed in an ethnic corner, especially after the publication of her second novel, Wanneer wij samen zijn. Are we doomed to chaos or do we determine the unfolding of our lives? (Partly because of this questioning and partly due to the simplicityof her literary language, Amatmoekrim has been compared to French existentialist Albert Camus.) These life issues are also the author’s, who says that Titus’ quest is, in part, hers: “These are the questions I ask myself when I look at the world. The novel is about freedom and about what people do with the choices they have in their lives. Set in London, Copenhagen, Barcelona, and New York, Titus is about a man who loses his wife and embarks on a quest to find meaning in his existence. Karin Amatmoekrim has recently published her third novel, Titus (2009).
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