| An African in Greenland Contributor(s): Kpomassie, Tété-Michel (Author), Alvarez, A. (Introduction by), Kirkup, James (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0940322889 ISBN-13: 9780940322882 Publisher: New York Review of Books OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Europe - Iceland & Greenland |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001005158 |
| Series: New York Review Books Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.03" W x 8.03" (0.71 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Ethnic Orientation - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: T t -Michel Kpomassie was a teenager in Togo when he discovered a book about Greenland--and knew that he must go there. Working his way north over nearly a decade, Kpomassie finally arrived in the country of his dreams. This brilliantly observed and superbly entertaining record of his adventures among the Inuit is a testament both to the wonderful strangeness of the human species and to the surprising sympathies that bind us all. |