Writing in an informal, episodic style, Bernard Dadie recounts a young African man's first journey to France, from the exhilarating moment when he obtains his ticket through a humorous and fascinating tour across the City of Light. In 1959, when "Un Negre a Paris" first appeared, the French still held West Africa under colonial rule. Dadie's subtle parodies depend on a detailed knowledge obtained over decades spent observing the colonizers abroad and now, suddenly, on their own home terrain. His remarks on Parisian living conditions, wordplay, and manners and morals are entertaining and poignant, charming yet profound.
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"These travel reports present a vision of France through the eyes of a naive traveler, whose irony, humor, and quality of observation remind me very much of Montesquieu's Lettres Persanes."--Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi, Duke University
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
Original Language: French
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GOOD NEWS, my friend, good news! I have a ticket to Paris...yes, Paris! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ivory Coast, Arch of Triumph, French Academy, Saint Peter, Sun King, Grand Council, Place de la Concorde New!
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GOOD NEWS, my friend, good news! I have a ticket to Paris...yes, Paris! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ivory Coast, Arch of Triumph, French Academy, Saint Peter, Sun King, Grand Council, Place de la Concorde New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Persian Letters (Penguin Classics) by Charles-Louis de Secondat Montesquieu on 5 pages
- Persian Letters by Charles Louis Baron de Montesquieu on 5 pages
- The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy by Camara Laye in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Poor Christ of Bomba by Mongo Beti in Front Matter
- The City Where No One Dies: A Novel by Bernard Binlin Dadie in Front Matter
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