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The Triumph
An American and his Tanzania aide thwart the plans of elephant poachers.
The Pushcart Prize nominated short fiction featured in Santa Barbara's preeminent literary theater, 'Speaking of Stories.'
The Pushcart Prize nominated short fiction featured in Santa Barbara's preeminent literary theater, 'Speaking of Stories.'
- GenresShort Stories
13 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 7, 2015
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Frank Scozzari
44 books133 followersFrank Scozzari is an American novelist and short story writer. A five-time Pushcart Prize nominee, his short stories have been widely anthologized and featured in literary theater.
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August 21, 2015
Scozzari Carries the Heart Light in the Triumph, August 3, 2015
By Mary E. Latela "onlineprof10"
This review is from: The Triumph (Kindle Edition)
Mr. Rick, an American determined to save the elephant, and his companion/guide Mowambe are attacked by poachers. Rick is dead and Mowambe does the slow dance of the dying. He loves the elephants, has heard them cry, knows the real life light is deep under the earth. Overwhelming beautiful, with gutsy details of struggle, pain, loss make this tale a victory for Scozzari. I continue to be disturbed and moved by his words.
By Mary E. Latela "onlineprof10"
This review is from: The Triumph (Kindle Edition)
Mr. Rick, an American determined to save the elephant, and his companion/guide Mowambe are attacked by poachers. Rick is dead and Mowambe does the slow dance of the dying. He loves the elephants, has heard them cry, knows the real life light is deep under the earth. Overwhelming beautiful, with gutsy details of struggle, pain, loss make this tale a victory for Scozzari. I continue to be disturbed and moved by his words.
October 29, 2015
The Triumph opens with a sense of doom. As a reader, I found myself suddenly in Zimbabwe beside one dead man and another mortally wounded and waiting for the pursuers to climb to the top of the ridge and finish him off. Through the native Mowambi’s flashbacks, I learn how he and the young American, Rick, ended up banding up against elephant poachers. This tragic tale skillfully illuminates the greed and government involvement in a dark industry that plagues many African countries.
April 8, 2015
In the hot African sun Mowambi lies next to Mr. Rick, thus begins the tale, I won't spoil the story by giving away secrets of the story line. I will say that this is a beautifully written story that tells a great tale, even with its short length. I felt like I was right there with Mowambi and felt his pain and also the pain that belongs to Africa.
January 26, 2016
This is a very brief story, more of an experience.
It opens with vividly descriptive pain and a sense of impending doom.
In lyrical prose we are swept away with the aftermath and have yet to know the story.
Mowambi considers himself an old man with a life will lived.
We learn how he has stuck to his beliefs while a much younger man lies dead beneath him.
Mr. Rick is not of this land or these people but until that high powered bullet split his heart in two he followed it. Mowambi admires him. Can he finish their job before his time too is up?
It opens with vividly descriptive pain and a sense of impending doom.
In lyrical prose we are swept away with the aftermath and have yet to know the story.
Mowambi considers himself an old man with a life will lived.
We learn how he has stuck to his beliefs while a much younger man lies dead beneath him.
Mr. Rick is not of this land or these people but until that high powered bullet split his heart in two he followed it. Mowambi admires him. Can he finish their job before his time too is up?
December 27, 2021
An interesting read that fit the bill when I was looking for something short to read the day after Christmas. While I do not know much about the subject matter or the country of Africa, I am familiar with the poaching lifestyle and how the elephant population is being obliterated for its tusks (also referred to as "white gold"). While this is not a happy story in any way, there is some satisfaction in the way it ends, even if the reader knows the outcome will only temporarily halt the destruction of the defenseless elephants. Scozzari has great storytelling abilities and knows how to stretch the boundaries, especially in a piece that evokes such passion and emotion despite its short length.
Some of my favorite lines:
"...all that rises from the earth goes back to the earth..."
"...watched young elephants rumble on the Savannah, tripping over their trunks, fumbling with the use of that strange appendage."
Some of my favorite lines:
"...all that rises from the earth goes back to the earth..."
"...watched young elephants rumble on the Savannah, tripping over their trunks, fumbling with the use of that strange appendage."
January 15, 2021
An elephant poacher's devices are foiled by an American named Rick and his Tanzania assistant, Mowambe; but it is not without a fight. This is a short tale regarding intense involvement of fighting against poaching. Author Frank Scozzari, lays tremendous excitement and passion throughout this read. It takes place in Africa, and the plot gets ruthless. The African language is spread throughout the pages as well. Poaching is a horrendous practice, and Frank S. brings awareness to this evil endeavor.
July 2, 2021
Location, location, location
Great location and great descriptions. Satisfying ending. This short story is gritty, and all of it happens in the final minutes of a man's life.
Great location and great descriptions. Satisfying ending. This short story is gritty, and all of it happens in the final minutes of a man's life.
February 18, 2017
Wonderful story about some guys trying to rescue elephants from poachers. Well written.
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