Books I love as I travel
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →