The novel attempts to repair some of the damage done by earlier European depictions of Africans.

While a work of fiction, the novel attempts to raise awareness of real geopolitical issues in the region.

If the traditional historical novel attempts to replicate a way of life, speech and costume, the post-modernist version seeks only to be just that, a version.

Although a work of fiction, the novel attempts to be as historically accurate as possible.

The novel attempts to illustrate the dynamic themes of race, class, gender, and cultural change during the post-colonial conditions of present-day Zimbabwe.

Carol Ascher's first novel attempts to set in motion some powerful themes.

But the novel attempts to go beyond romance.

The "technology partnership" is a novel attempt to leverage the strengths of two of the most dominant programs in the software industry.

The novel attempts to depict the thoughts of a killer named Patrick Bateman.

The novel attempts to ask and answer the question: what is man's role in a rapidly changing environment?