| Parallel Worlds: An Anthropologist and a Writer Encounter Africa Contributor(s): Gottlieb, Alma (Author), Graham, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226305066 ISBN-13: 9780226305066 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1994 Annotation: This suspenseful and moving memoir of Africa recounts the experiences of Alma Gottlieb, an anthropologist, and Philip Graham, a fiction writer, as they lived in two remote villages in the rain forest of Cote d'Ivoire. With an unusual coupling of first-person narratives, their alternate voices tell a story imbued with sweeping narrative power, humility, and gentle humor. Parallel Worlds is a unique look at Africa, anthropological fieldwork, and the artistic process. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.408 |
| LCCN: 94016533 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.04" W x 9" (1.06 lbs) 343 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This suspenseful and moving memoir of Africa recounts the experiences of Alma Gottlieb, an anthropologist, and Philip Graham, a fiction writer, as they lived in two remote villages in the rain forest of Cote d'Ivoire. With an unusual coupling of first-person narratives, their alternate voices tell a story imbued with sweeping narrative power, humility, and gentle humor. Parallel Worlds is a unique look at Africa, anthropological fieldwork, and the artistic process. A remarkable look at a remote society [and] an engaging memoir that testifies to a loving partnership . . . compelling.--James Idema, Chicago Tribune |
Contributor Bio(s): Graham, Philip: - Philip Graham is the author of two short story collections, "The Art of the Knock" and "Interior Design", and a novel, "How to Read an Unwritten Language". He teaches at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the Vermont College of Fine Arts. |