Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are welcoming Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, who are visiting Japan as state guests at the Imperial Palace, with Crown Prince Naruhito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also attending a related event there. But there are two nameless people who are not happy with this visit – a Mexican Musician who hates the Spanish and a Japanese businessman who hates the Chinese.
They meet at the Transit Lounge in Doha International Airport, waiting for their connecting flight to Tokyo and begin telling revealing stories, which take us to Lille, Paris, New York, New Delhi, Lagos, Tel Aviv and down to Tokyo.
THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING COLOURFUL IS A MASTERFULLY WRITTEN NOVEL THAT DRIVES ITS NARRATIVE WITH FACTS INCORPORATED INTO FICTION, BRINGING REAL-LIFE CHARACTERS TO LIVE ON THE SAME PAGES WITH IMAGINED CHARACTERS. IT IS FILLED WITH AMUSING IRONIES ABOUT RACE, CULTURES, RELIGIONS AND POLITICS.
“The Beginning of Everything Colourful is one of the most powerful novels I’ve read. If you want a novel that talks about everything in a controlled voice, then you must have read this. If you haven’t read it, you must. Beautifully coloured” – ThisDay