The Continent of Everything and Practically Nothing - Sami Tchak

A Togolese novel that delivers a rich, intimate portrait of a scholar whose life is inextricably bound to Africa. For the French ethnologist Maurice Boyer, Africa isn't just a place; it’s a mirage, an enigma, a mirror reflecting his desires and doubts. The fieldwork he undertook in Tèdi, Togo, where he lived for years among the Tem people and tried to understand their customs and rituals, has left him with questions that have lingered: Who was a friend and who was a foe? Which stories were true... Zobrazit více