{"product_id":"an-african-in-greenland-9780940322882","title":"An African in Greenland","description":"T t -Michel Kpomassie was a teenager in Togo when he discovered a book about Greenland--and knew that he must go there. Working his way north over nearly a decade, Kpomassie finally arrived in the country of his dreams. This brilliantly observed and superbly entertaining record of his adventures among the Inuit is a testament both to the wonderful strangeness of the human species and to the surprising sympathies that bind us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13511773\"\u003eTété-Michel Kpomassie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.03w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780940322882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0940322889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV010000\"\u003eEssays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV009090\"\u003eEurope | Iceland \u0026amp; Greenland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Togo, Kpomassie subsequently left his native Africa and traveled to the north of Greenland in a journey that lasted ten years. \u003ci\u003eAn African in Greenland\u003c\/i\u003e, an autobiography that chronicles his journey, was awarded the Prix Littéraire Francophone International in 1981, and its English translation was one of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' Notable Books of the Year in 1983. Kpomassie has written numerous articles and short stories for French publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAl Alvarez\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eRisky Business\u003c\/i\u003e, a selection of essays, many of which first appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Kirkup\u003c\/b\u003e (1918-2009) was a prolific English poet, translator and travel writer. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.","brand":"New York Review of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42704443015405,"sku":"9780940322882","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d47db54f-5b6a-495e-b9f3-a846fbd238aa.jpg?v=1649997632","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/an-african-in-greenland-9780940322882","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}