The Kaffir of Karthala
by Mohamed A Toihiri
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Though Mazamba knows he only has a few days left to extract most out of the world, and though he is married, Mazamba "embarks on an affair with a French woman, Aubéri, and comes to look at the world around him with new eyes." He is met with a society of racism, a nation of corruption and a globe of preconceived notions. But he still undertakes the quest to "challenge the status quo while he still can." Toihiri is a courageous and fearless writer. He looks and writes about the world with a show more different eye; an eye more clear and vivid an eye more brave.From the descriptions of 'a neighborhood where the Middle Ages and the Third Millennium went hand in hand' to the humorous political past of Marshal Kabaya, Toihri is a brilliant writer.(description by Aisha Esbhani) show lessTags
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It's really hard to come to a conclusion about this one because I'm not sure if its weaknesses are due to the translation or the story itself. Maybe a bit of both? I think it's supposed to be satirical, but the satire falls flat more often than not and everything just sort of wanders to a climax that really doesn't fit with the rest of the book.
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- Original title
- Le Kafir du Karthala
- Original publication date
- 1992
- People/Characters
- Dr. Idi Wa Mazamba; Aubéri Marine Juliette Prune de Kaiftchene; Lafouza; Kassabou; Nacira; Tazmeen (show all 28); M'bakari; Wakala Wa Madini; Koko Kari; Foundi Kéri-Bahi; Issa Mungwana; Dounia; Mzé Karibaya; Mzé Mchangama; Kapégnet; Jacques-Edouard de Montbasquet; Naim Ha Boudou; Rafyat; Taykabat; Mr. President; Tathkyrat; Maylihat; Moinaèsha; Karimat; Manafat; Salimat; Captain Prosper Barnaby; Mzé Ali M'mijindzé
- Important places
- Moroni, Comoros; Mutsamudu, Anjouan, Comoros; Domoni, Comoros; Johannesburg, South Africa
- First words
- "Since you insist on knowing: you have cancer; but you know as well as I do that our x-rays aren't always trustworthy."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She called him Umuri.
- Original language
- French
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- 14
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- 1,682,974
- Reviews
- 1
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- (2.00)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
