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Thirty-five years after the 1990 attempted coup, author Otancia Noel has channelled her memories and imagination into Town on Fire, a collection of short stories rooted in one of the country’s most traumatic events.
Unlike many previous works inspired by the 1990 insurrection—such as Monique Roffey’s House of Ashes and Louis Lee Sing’s memoir—Noel’s fiction stands apart for its deeply personal connection. She grew up on the Mucurapo Road compound where the Jamaat-al-Muslimeen mosque is located, and although she was not physically present during the coup, the experience left a lasting impact.
Speaking during an interview at Guardian Media earlier this week, Noel explained that her upbringing on the compound gave her a unique perspective.
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