Parallel Worlds
Author | : Alma Gottlieb |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 1994-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226305066 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226305066 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This suspenseful and moving memoir of Africa recounts the experiences of Alma Gottlieb, an anthropologist, and Philip Graham, a fiction writer, as they lived in two remote villages in the rain forest of Cote d'Ivoire. With an unusual coupling of first-person narratives, their alternate voices tell a story imbued with sweeping narrative power, humility, and gentle humor. Parallel Worlds is a unique look at Africa, anthropological fieldwork, and the artistic process. "A remarkable look at a remote society [and] an engaging memoir that testifies to a loving partnership . . . compelling."—James Idema, Chicago Tribune