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Does snow turn a person white inside?
Max Lobe
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- Book Synopsis
- The narrator, Mwana, is a young man from Bantuland, living in Geneva. A graduate from a Swiss university, we first encounter Mwana waiting for a bus in the hills of Lugano gazing at a poster calling for "black sheep" to be sent home. Mwana's efforts to find work are fruitless until he lands an internship in an NGO campaigning against racial discrimination. The team is busy organising a demonstration against the black sheep poster. Mwana has one foot in each culture. He sees Swiss society through African eyes, with all its contradictions: its moderation, stunning landscapes and its eccentricities, but also its intolerance and inflexibility. He also casts a critical eye on his native Africa, the weight of its traditions and beliefs. Is belonging nowhere the price Mwana has to pay for these insights?
- About The Author
- Max Lobe was born in Douala, Cameroon. At eighteen he moved to Switzerland, where he earned a BA in communication and journalism and a master's in public policy and administration. In 2017, his novel Confidences won the Ahmadou Kourouma Prize. Far From Douala, his latest novel, was published in 2018 to rave reviews in Switzerland and France. Other books by the author: L'Enfant du miracle, 39 rue de Berne, Confidences and La Trinité bantoue. Max Lobe lives in Geneva.
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- ISBN
- 9781913109905
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HopeRoad, (08 December 2022)
- Weight
- 142 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 196 x 17 mm
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