Parallel Worlds: An Anthropologist and a Writer Encounter Africa

by Gottlieb, Alma

• ISBN13: 9780226305066
• ISBN10: 0226305066
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

This suspenseful and moving memoir of Africa recounts the experiences of Alma Gottlieb, an anthropologist, and Philip Graham, a fiction writer, as they lived in two remote villages in the rain forest of Cote d'Ivoire. With an unusual coupling of first-person narratives, their alternate voices tell a story imbued with sweeping narrative power, humility, and gentle humor. Parallel Worlds is a unique look at Africa, anthropological fieldwork, and the artistic process."A remarkable look at a remote society [and] an engaging memoir that testifies to a loving partnership . . . compelling."James Idema, Chicago Tribune

Author Biography

Alma Gottlieb teaches at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Table of Contents

Map: Cote d'Ivoire Map: Beng Region

Cast of Characters

Preface

Arriving

Premonitions (October 1-November 5, 1979)

Choosing a Host (November 6-November 28, 1979)

Trespassing (November 29-December 20, 1979)

Adrift (December 21, 1979-February 19, 1980)

The Elusive Epiphany (February 20-April 30, 1980)

Bedazzled, Beleaguered (May 1-June 30, 1980)

Divination and Trial (July 1-August 2, 1980)

Transgressions (August 3-October 3, 1980)

Metamorphoses (October 4, 1980-Spring 1981)

Pt. 2

A Parallel World (June 11-August 13, 1985)

Glossary

Acknowledgments

Index

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