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Synopsis
The author describes his experiences working as a Peace Corps instructor in Togo, and depicts the daily life of African villagers
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Review
"Lovely in its feeling for the people and realistic in its assessment of the African situations, this is a first-rate piece of social reportage." --Irving Howe
"[A] fond and angry account. . . . An impressively unself-righteous and questioning work of intimate introduction, in which each dislocation of hope and breakdown of sense matters. Truthful throughout." --"The New Yorker"
"""Glowing. . . . A masterful book." --"New York Times Book Review"
Lovely in its feeling for the people and realistic in its assessment of the African situations, this is a first-rate piece of social reportage. "Irving Howe"
[A] fond and angry account. . . . An impressively unself-righteous and questioning work of intimate introduction, in which each dislocation of hope and breakdown of sense matters. Truthful throughout. "The New Yorker"
Glowing. . . . A masterful book. "New York Times Book Review""
"Lovely in its feeling for the people and realistic in its assessment of the African situations, this is a first-rate piece of social reportage." --Irving Howe
"[A] fond and angry account. . . . An impressively unself-righteous and questioning work of intimate introduction, in which each dislocation of hope and breakdown of sense matters. Truthful throughout." --The New Yorker
"Glowing. . . . A masterful book." --New York Times Book Review
About the Author
George Packer's journalism and essays have appeared in Harper's; The New York Times; the 1997 Pushcart Prize anthology, The Art of the Essay; and elsewhere. His latest book is Blood of the Liberals. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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