Books, Movies and Beyond: Cairo
It has been a long time – too long – since I last went to Cairo. More than twenty years ago. I was there for a workshop which allowed us Continue Reading →
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Category Archives: Africa
Côte d’Ivoire: Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie
The highway that goes from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro is fast and well maintained. In a little bit more than two hours, one reaches the hill on top of which sits Continue Reading →
Zimbabwe: The Last Resort by Douglas Rogers
White farmers from Zimbabwe, the former Southern Rhodesia, are a priori not the ethnic minority whose fate inspires the highest level of compassion. They were the dominant political class under Continue Reading →
Books, Movies and Beyond: Africans in America
I am starting a short series about novels describing the experiences of African immigrants in America. I have recently read several books taking this angle and since I am myself Continue Reading →
Books, Movies and Beyond: Algeria
Muriel, who lives in Algeria, asked me for some reading tips for young Algerians starting to read in French. I only know the country from for 3-4 days spent in Continue Reading →
Cape Town: Boyhood, Youth and Summertime by J.M. Coetzee
Cape Town is one of those cities set between the sea and the mountains. And what a mountain! Table Mountain dominates and surrounds the city. Walking or dining under the Continue Reading →
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: The Parachute Drop by Norbert Zongo
Who knows Burkina Faso? Not many people. Who knows Ouagadougou? The name might ring a bell, but maybe mainly because it was the funniest sounding name in the list of Continue Reading →
Djibouti: Passage of Tears (Passage des Larmes) by Abdourahman Waberi
Twenty years later. Or almost. And at first sight, very little had changed. The sun, the dust and the smells are still oppressing the wanderer who dares taking a stroll Continue Reading →
Books, Movies and Beyond… : Rwanda
My brother Harold went to Rwanda with a group of friends. I suggested them a few books and movies. Nowadays, it is difficult to discuss Rwanda without the 1994 Genocide Continue Reading →
Books, Movies and Beyond…: Tanzania
Patricia asked for some reading suggestions about Tanzania. Ernest Hemingway has two famous short stories and one autobiographical story which take place in Tanzania, at the time of the great Continue Reading →