NINE HILLS TO NAMBONKAHA
Two Years in the Heart of an African Village
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Author Sarah Erdman's acclaimed 2004 book recounts her visit to the village of Nambonkaha in the Ivory Coast, a place where electricity hadn't yet arrived, where sorcerers still conjured magic, and where the tok-tok sound of women pounding corn filled the morning air like a drumbeat.
As she entered the social fold of the village as a Peace Corps volunteer, she found that it was also a place where AIDS threatened and poverty was constant, where women suffered the indignities of patriarchal customs, and where children worked like adults while still managing to dream. Lyrical and topical, this beautifully written book captures the astonishing spirit of an unforgettable community.
| Copyright | 2003 |
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| ISBN | 9780312423124 |