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Michel the Giant An African in Greenland

Paperback • 2022 • English

Michel the Giant An African in Greenland

By Tété-Michel Kpomassie

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About the book

'The play of moonlight on the icebergs was indescribably strange, and its magnificent refracted shimmers were brighter than day. One night, fooled by its brilliance, I got up at three in the morning.' Scorching heat, rich, fertile soil and treacherous snakes marked the landscape in which Kpomassie grew up in 1950s Togo, West Africa. When, as a teenager, he discovered a book on Greenland, this distant land of snow and ice became an instant obsession and he embarked on the adventure of a lifeti...Show more

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ISBN

9780241554531

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published year

2022

Language

English

Original title

Michel the Giant An African in Greenland

Format

Paperback

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