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Toby Green weaves a mystical narrative of lore and tradition as he searches for, and finds, the secret power of invisibility. Exploring the extraordinarily vibrant spiritual world which underlies the surface of West Africa, this book examines the conflict between the traditional and the modern in a region whose culture is a melting pot of local, Islamic, and European influences. Engaging the reader with themes as diverse as the histories of the slave trade and the kingdoms of West Africa, the invisible men of H.G. Wells and Ralph Ellison, Plato's simile of the cave and Marco Polo's observations about Zanzibar, the book is by turns mysterious, hilarious, beautiful, and troubling.
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Toby Green, 24, graduated from Cambridge University in 1996, having obtained a First in Philosophy. He was one of four finalists in the 94-95 `Observer Young Travel Writer of the Year' Competition. He currently works in London for a Literary Agency.
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- PublisherOrion Publishing
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 029764615X
- ISBN 13 9780297646150
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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