{"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\u003cbr\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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York Review of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645473689874,"sku":"9780940322882","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_70d73b0f-24c1-49ef-8c45-fe36af4913b9.jpg?v=1733153724","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-african-in-greenland-9780940322882","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}