Tete-Michel Kpomassie was born in 1941, in Togo West Africa. When it was first published, his critically acclaimed travelogue, Michel the Giant- An African in Greenland, was awarded the Prix Litteraire Francophone International and shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award.
Remarkable . . . skilful storytelling . . . intrepidly adventurous
and unconventional . . . couldn't be more relevant. The kinship he
felt with the Inuit on that first visit saw the publication of a
literary work that was well ahead of its time.
*Observer*
Fearless reverse ethnology . . . gorgeous descriptions . . . an eye
for absurdity . . . Kpomassie is a writer of enviable and maybe
indispensable amiability and serenity . . . With his gaze and his
mind continually turned out and facing forward, he is up to every
predicament he encounters; he has the mother wit, the equanimity
and the self-confidence of the epic hero
*Michael Hofmann*
Beautiful, compassionate, insightful . . . inner and outer
landscapes both richly and honestly detailed . . . the furthest a
book has taken me . . . Astonishing
*author of Afropean*
A fascinating snapshot of Inuit culture and a reminder of the
common threads that bind us all . . . a first-rate storyteller to
the whole world
*The Times*
It is a long way in miles, but even longer in resilience,
adventurous persistence and uncanny charm. . . . Kpomassie's book
contains a catalogue of his impressions, combined with striking
passages of fine writing. The result is the curious double
perspective of a naïve visitor, combined with the controlled
distance of a writer
*The New York Times Book Review*
Warm, witty and joyful
*Financial Times*
Surprising . . . this beautifully written, page-turning piece of
unjudgmental anthropological reportage by a black man finding his
soul through seeking the soul of the Inuit recognises an important
lesson for today.
*The Times*
Pioneering and unforgettable
*Mr Porter*
An ebullient snapshot of a vanished age
*Observer New Review*
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