A Stranger's Pose - Foreword by Teju Cole

Through stories remembered and imagined, and images by acclaimed photographers, A Stranger's Pose draws the reader into a world of encounters in more than a dozen African towns. Iduma blends memoir, travelogue and storytelling in these fragments of a traveller's journey across several African cities. Inspired by the author's travels with photographers between 2011 and 2015, the author's own accounts are expanded to include other narratives about movement, estrangement, and intimacy. These include: an arrest in a market in N'djamena, being punished by a Gendarmes officer on a Cameroonian highway and meeting the famed photographer Malick Sidibe in Bamako.

About the author

Emmanuel Iduma is the author of The Sound of Things to Come (first published as Farad in Nigeria). He co-edited Gambit: Newer African Writing. His essays on art and photography have been published widely. He is editor of Saraba Magazine, and a faculty member of the MFA Art Writing program at the School of Visual Arts, New York.

Summary

An evocative and mesmerising account of travels across different African cities, showcasing the generosity of strangers, the power of language and translation, accentuated by a curated selection of captivating photographs.

Product details

• Authors: Emmanuel Iduma
• Assisted by: Eric Gottesman (Photographs), Gottesman Eric (Photographer), Oumar Ly (Photographer), Oumar Ly (Photographs), Jide Odukoya (Photographer), Jide Odukoya (Photographs), Abraham Oghobase (Photographer), Abraham Oghobase (Photographs), Emeka Okereke (Photographer), Emeka Okereke (Photographs), Adeola Olagunju (Photographer), Adeola Olagunju (Photographs), Dawit L Petros (Photographer), Dawit L. Petros (Photographs), Tom Saater (Photographs), Stephen Sprague (Photographs), Siaka Traore (Photographs), Michael Tsegaye (Photographer), Michael Tsegaye (Photographs), Teju Cole (Foreword), Cole Teju (Foreword)
• Publisher: Cassava Republic Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2018
• EAN: 9781911115496
• ISBN: 978-1-911115-49-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 246 g
• Illustrations: 41 Black and white photographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, TRAVEL / Africa / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure