The land without shadows:

Originally published in France in 1994, this newly translated collection presents stories about the precolonial and colonial past of Djibouti alongside those set in the postcolonial era. With irony and humor, these short stories portray madmen, poets, artists, French colonists, pseudointellectuals,...

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Main Author: Waberi, Abdourahman A. 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: Charlottesville [u.a.] University of Virginia Press 2005
Edition:1. publ.
Series:CARAF books
Summary:Originally published in France in 1994, this newly translated collection presents stories about the precolonial and colonial past of Djibouti alongside those set in the postcolonial era. With irony and humor, these short stories portray madmen, poets, artists, French colonists, pseudointellectuals, young women, aspiring politicians, famished refugees, khat chewers, nomads struggling to survive in Djibouti's ruthless natural environment, or tramps living (and dying) in Balbala, the shantytown that stretches to the south of the capital--Cover.
Physical Description:xxxi, 86 p.
ISBN:081392507X
0813925088