Africa Beyond the Mirror

The media tends to portray Africa in a manner that grossly distorts reality. The picture they paint is intended to make people of African descent feel ashamed of their past and their identity. This is unacceptable and must change. It is therefore a moral imperative for all those who can make themselves heard, to speak out. These texts reflect the point of view of an African intellectual who has selected them for this volume because they were all born out of the desire to tell the truth as it is.

About the author

The Senegalese author Boubacar Boris Diop is one of Africa's major contemporary writers. From Murambi, the Book of Bones, to Kaveena, his work is a meditation on the human confition across the tragedies and hopes of the black continent.

Product details

• Authors: Boubacar Boris Diop
• Assisted by: Caroline Beschea-Fache (Translation), Vera Wulfing-Leckie (Translation), Vera Wülfing-Leckie (Translation)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 03.03.2014, delayed
• EAN: 9780956930750
• ISBN: 978-0-9569307-5-0
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous