A native of Africa, the author recounts how a picture book about Greenland inspired him to embark on a life-changing journey that would last for ten years, leading him to the Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mauritania, Paris, Copenhagen, and, ultimately, to Greenland. Translated from French. Photos.
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Höhe: 204 mm
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978-0-940322-88-2 (9780940322882)
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Born in Togo, Kpomassie subsequently left his native Africa and traveled to the north of Greenland in a journey that lasted ten years.
An African in Greenland, an autobiography that chronicles his journey, was awarded the Prix Littéraire Francophone International in 1981, and its English translation was one of
The New York Times' Notable Books of the Year in 1983. Kpomassie has written numerous articles and short stories for French publications.
Al Alvarez is the author of
Risky Business, a selection of essays, many of which first appeared in
The New York Review of Books.
James Kirkup (1918-2009) was a prolific English poet, translator and travel writer. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.
