Chronicler of the Winds 20th July 2020
On the rooftop of a theater in an African port, a ten-year-old boy lies slowly dying of bullet wounds. He is Nelio, a leader of street kids, rumored to be a healer and a prophet, and possessed of a...
Blogs in July 2020
Secrets in the Fire 20th July 2020
‘It was the most dangerous thing she could have done. But Sofia was only playing – pushing and shoving and laughing with her sister as they ran out to the fields one pearly dawn. Sofia didn’t mean to step...
Confession of the Lioness 20th July 2020
My sister Silência was the most recent victim of the lions, which have been tormenting our village for some weeks now… When Mariamar Mpepe’s sister is killed by lions, her father imprisons her at home. With only the ghost...
Sleepwalking Land 20th July 2020
An old man and a young boy, refugees from a civil war, seek shelter in a burnt out bus. Among the effects of a dead passenger, they discover a set of notebooks that tell of his life. As the...
Year of the Elephant 20th July 2020
The novella and eight short stories that constitute “Year of the Elephant” – an allusion to a battle described in the Qur’an – serve as an eloquent representation of life in the wake of Morocco’s successful struggle for independence...
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