Meeting the Invisible Man: Secrets and Magic in West Africa; SIGNED 1st/1st

Green, Toby

ISBN 10: 029764615X / ISBN 13: 9780297646150

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001

About this Item

Signed by Toby Green to the title page. A very good+ copy of a first edition, first impression hardback in a very good+ unclipped dustjacket (lightly bruised to head of spine & lower rear corner) All books are swathed in biodegradable bubble wrap and posted in strong, custom made book boxes to ensure undamaged delivery.

Seller Inventory # 015272

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Meeting the Invisible Man: Secrets and Magic in West Africa; SIGNED 1st/1st
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 029764615X
• ISBN 13: 9780297646150
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • ABE

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.