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Africa. A continent divided into many countries, more than fifty. Where the geography of borders holds no substance or meaning. Where human politics has long since lost its significance. Where freedom is measured by the gallops of thousands of wildebeests or the lengthy mud bath of a rhinoceros...
The first book by Dimitris Sarris is an open window with a view of Africa. Through 12 captivating stories, the author manages to capture on his narrative canvas all the colors of an inspiring country, making travel memories resemble a true painting. “We sketch the silhouette we want, as the author aptly says, and from there we add whatever colors we like until we consider it perfect. And that is where the dreamlike, allegorical, utopian, and symbolic elements come into play.
The good thing about travel memories is that they are neither a precious heirloom nor a trophy from a hunt, they are not a valuable jewel that requires safeguarding and appreciation, nor are they lifeless luggage and souvenirs. These too play their role and help. And they remind us of much. But memories are condensed into certain words and narratives, revealing themselves only when we want them to and as we wish. We do not carry the very canvas of the painting we created in our minds, but its image or its impression. And in this book, all that the eyes have seen becomes words. What the eyes recorded through a window with a view of Africa...
Listen to these twelve songs, these twelve stories from Africa that fit into a small basket woven by the women of a village in eastern Senegal, at the Dindefelo waterfalls. Everything fits there and gives us the luxury and comfort to open the small basket and release all the scents of moments that have passed but are not forgotten. With time, the scent may alter and the images may fade, but the little basket will always be there, waiting for us to open it again. Whenever. It will be there to remind us of the meaning of our passage through this life.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Dimitris Sarris
- Publisher
- Stochastis
- Publishers
- Thinker
- Type
- Travel Literature
- Subtitle
- Window with a view of Africa
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 92
- Release Date
- 3/2020
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789603032656
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