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2017., Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd. Call No: QWF BLK Fic Awu Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Ito Baraka is going to die. In Gatineau, far from the sun, in a dark, shabby flat he shares with his Native girlfriend, Kimi. But before he can die, he has a book to finish, in which he recounts events in a country where the suns burns, burns the skin, burns the brain, burns the retina of those forced to look at it without blinking. A country where another sun blazes: a dictator in the grips of fear. Is magic not the most dangerous form of subversion? Ito makes the acquaintance of blind Koli Lem. In the middle of the blackest night, in the words they share, in their very flesh, they become each other's sole source of light."--
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2011., Adult, House of Anansi Press Edition: eBook ed. Summary Note: A finalist for France's prestigious Prix Goncourt, Dirty Feet is a remarkable, inventive,and darkly compelling novel that tells the story of a man's search for the mysterious, nomadic father who abandoned him years earlier. As a small child, Askia was forced, along with his family, to wander the African desert as if under a curse. First driven from their home by drought and hunger, they were then kept from the villages they passed through by the fear and suspicion of others, who did not want to see their "dirty feet" stay for too long. Years later, it seems Askia is destined to relive his family's curse night after night as he roams the streets of Paris in his taxi. One evening, he picks up Olia, a young woman who claims to recognize his face, telling him that his features are similar to those of a man she photographed years ago. Had it been his father, the enigmatic Sidi Ben Sylla Mohammed? The father who migrated north long before he did; the father he has so often dreamt about; the father whom he aches to meet? With Olia's help, Askia sets out to retrace Sidi's steps. But before he can embark on this new journey, he must first confront his violent past. A brutal, indelibly powerful look at the harrowing, often violent lives of those who are condemned to wander.
![Dirty feet [eBook]](/Library/images/~imageCT76217.JPG "Dirty feet [eBook]")
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By Edem, 1975-2009., Adult, Boréal Call No: QWF FR Fic Ede Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Exilé togolais hanté par un lourd passé, Askia est chauffeur de taxi à Paris. Lorsqu'une jeune femme reconnait en lui les traits d'un homme qu'elle a photographié quelques années plus tôt, il espère grce à elle retrouver un père qui avait pris la route du Nord bien avant lui. Mais peut-il échapper à la malédiction qui semble condamner sa famille à l'errance? Second roman d'un auteur originaire du Togo qui vit au Québec. [SDM]
