Finding the Center: Two NarrativesOffers an account of the author's literary beginnings and growth and a narrative of a journey into the tribal and modern life of the Ivory Coast |
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User Review - HadriantheBlind - LibraryThingShort dry read. Some interesting personal and historical observations, especially about colonial writers and the vacuum of history in which they work. Read full review
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User Review - mingusfingers - LibraryThing1. Prologue to an Autobiography Half-memoir, half travelogue, he tests memories and characters he’s drawn in the past against the reality he finds in the present. What is revealed most is the changing ... Read full review
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