An African in Greenland - Hardcover

Kpomassie Tete-Michel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151055890 ISBN 13: 9780151055890

Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1785

Synopsis

A Black African recounts his adventures as he works his way from the equatorial African nation of Dahomey to the stark, frozen land of Greenland

About this title

About the Author:

Born in Togo, Kpomassie subsequently left his native Africa and traveled to the north of Greenland in a journey that lasted ten years. An African in Greenland, an autobiography that chronicles his journey, was awarded the Prix Litteraire Francophone International in 1981, and its English translation was one of The New York Times' Notable Books of the Year in 1983. Kpomassie has written numerous articles and short stories for French publications.

Al Alvarez is the author of Risky Business, a selection of essays, many of which first appeared in The New York Review of Books.

James Kirkup (1918-2009) was a prolific English poet, translator and travel writer. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
• Publication date: 1785
• ISBN 10: 0151055890
• ISBN 13: 9780151055890
• Binding: Hardcover