Bøger af Abdourahman A. Waberi

. Waberi's writing is a tour-de-force; magical, precise and hypnotic, this book will cement his place as a talent to watch out for. Touches on underexplored topics in African literature such as disability. A poignant exploration of father-daughter relationships. Masterfully uses and exploits language, showcasing the author's poetic imagination

In a literary reversal as deadly serious as it is wickedly satiric, this novel by the acclaimed French-speaking African writer Abdourahman A. Waberi turns the fortunes of the world upside down. On this reimagined globe a stream of sorry humanity flows from the West, from the slums of America and the squalor of Europe, to escape poverty and desperation in the prosperous United States of Africa.

Written in a narrative prose, this is a translated collection of seventeen short stories about the precolonial and colonial past of Djibouti alongside those set in the postcolonial era. Here the art of the short story offers illuminated scenes of the Djiboutian urban and rural landscape, its people, and its history.