![]() ![]() The novel is a reminder that no consequence is harsh enough to extinguish hope.” - World Literature Today Pitt has a gift for weaving modern turmoil into historic figures. ![]() It illustrates the connection we share while dissecting the constructs that separate us. “Eye Brother Horn is a testament to the strength of kinship. With elements of magic realism, Eye Brother Horn is the heart-wrenching story of how two children born of vastly different worlds strive to forge a true brotherhood with each other and with other species, and to find ways to heal the deep wounds inflicted by the colonial expansion project.ĭiscussion Guide (PDF) Praise for Eye Brother Horn But when they leave the mission to work on a relative’s sugar estate and accompany him on a hunting safari, the boys are thrown into a world that sees their bond as a threat to the colonial order, and must confront an impossible choice: adapting to what society expects of them or staying true to each other. Only through each other do the brothers find a sense of belonging.Īt Umzinyathi, Moses and Daniel are cushioned from the harsh realities of the expanding colony in neighboring Natal-where ancient spiritualism is being demonized, vast natural beauty faces rampant destruction, and the wealth of the colonizer depends on the engineered impoverishment of the indigenous. Despite efforts by his adoptive mother to raise the boys as equals, Moses feels like an outsider to both white and Zulu society, and seeks certainty in astronomy and science. As an infant, Daniel narrowly escapes an attack by a rhino and develops an intense corporeal connection to animals which challenges the religious dogma on which he is raised. Moses, a Zulu baby discovered on a riverbank, and Daniel, the son of white missionaries, are raised as brothers on the Umzinyathi mission in 19 th century Zululand, South Africa. A sweeping tale of identity, kinship, and atonement in 1870s South Africa, from Commonwealth Book Prize shortlisted author Bridget Pitt. ![]() ISBN 9781946395764 | trade paper | $18.95 | publication date Jan 2023įinalist, 2018 Tuscarora Award for Historical FictionĪ Zulu foundling and a white missionary’s child raised as brothers in a world intent on making them enemies. ![]()
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