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Set against the backdrop of a Mauritanian village during a devastating drought, the memoir explores the author's transformative experience in the Peace Corps and his partnership with Mamadou, a farmer from the slave caste. Their collaboration brings significant, albeit fleeting, change to the community. Over four decades, the narrative weaves humor, memorable characters, and political intrigue, highlighting the deep inequalities of human experience and how they are influenced by cultural and geographical contexts.
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Growing Mangos in the Desert, Katherine Baird
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2022
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- Titel
- Growing Mangos in the Desert
- Ondertitel
- a memoir of life in a Mauritanian village
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Katherine Baird
- Uitgever
- Apprentice House
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2022
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 398
- ISBN13
- 9781627203623
- Reeks
- Aantekening
- Set against the backdrop of a Mauritanian village during a devastating drought, the memoir explores the author's transformative experience in the Peace Corps and his partnership with Mamadou, a farmer from the slave caste. Their collaboration brings significant, albeit fleeting, change to the community. Over four decades, the narrative weaves humor, memorable characters, and political intrigue, highlighting the deep inequalities of human experience and how they are influenced by cultural and geographical contexts.