· A novel of ardent loyalty, encroaching modernity, political desire, and personal liberation, Measuring Time is a heart-wrenching history of Nigeria, portrayed through the eyes of a single family. Edition Details. Format: Paperback. Language: English. ISBN: /5(4). But when the rains fail and famine rages, religious zealots incite the people to violence—and LaMamo returns to fight the enemy at home. A novel of ardent loyalty, encroaching modernity, political desire, and personal liberation, Measuring Time is a heart-wrenching history of Nigeria, portrayed through the eyes of a single family. "Measuring Time" is the story of twin brothers, their family and the people that shaped them. Living in rural Nigeria, village life and the natural environment add atmosphere and context. Habila's story-telling talent are evident in numerous ways/5(15).
Mamo and LaMamo are twin brothers living in the small Nigerian village of Keti, where their domineering father controls their lives. With high hopes the twins attempt to flee from home, but only LaMamo escapes successfully and is able to live their dream of becoming a soldier who meets beautiful women. Mamo, the sickly, awkward twin, is doomed to remain in the village with his father. Although Helon Habila's Measuring Time () and Achmat Dangor's Bitter Fruit () are not necessarily nationalist in outlook, they present marginal and nuanced perspectives on recent socio-political transitions in Nigeria and South Africa respec-tively by focusing on child and youth protagonists. They displace the adult—and. Measuring Time by Helon Habila pp, Hamish Hamilton, £ Twins, quadratures and syzygies have long been part of Nigerian literature and myth, usually as a challenge to views of society.
Measuring Time. by Helon Habila. pp, Hamish Hamilton, £ Twins, quadratures and syzygies have long been part of Nigerian literature and myth, usually as a challenge to views of society. Measuring Time by Helon Habila. Mamo and LaMamo are twin brothers living in the small Nigerian village of Keti, where their domineering father controls their lives. With high hopes the twins attempt to flee from home, but only LaMamo escapes successfully and is able to live their dream of becoming a soldier who meets beautiful women. Mamo, the sickly, awkward twin, is doomed to remain in the village with his father. To put it succinctly, Measuring Time is a book that is entertaining as well as it is reflective. Helon Habila has not only written a book, he has painted Africa's history and the origin of our pains. Measuring Time is the history of a father, Lamang, whose daring promiscuous trait crowns him as the king of women. His astuteness in the game of womanising earns him the wealth he is bestowed with by his in-law, Saraya's father.
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