The Child from Dindefello Falls The Little Prince of Africa

by Dupuis, Aminta

• ISBN13: 9781957810324
• ISBN10: 1957810327
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2026-09-07
• Publisher: Iskanchi Press
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Summary

One boy’s tragedy becomes a nation’s story of resilience, healing, and reforestation.

After his mother’s death following a mysterious vaccination, young Sonlio flees the Dindefello highlands with a single vow: uncover the truth. Across savannas, cities, and continents, this Senegal novel follows his spiritual journey through West African wisdom, a shy Chinese friend named SunHué, and a world scarred by poisoned rivers, predatory industries, and forgotten children. Guided by visions, griot tales, and the quiet counsel of nature, Sonlio walks a razor’s edge where social justice fiction, ecofiction, and spiritual ecofiction meet—choosing healing over hate, stewardship over despair.

As corporate power tightens its grip, Sonlio’s path moves from floating schools to reforestation campaigns, from Dakar’s beaches to a surveillance state abroad. This spiritual journey novel honors traditional knowledge, interfaith dialogue, and youth empowerment, while confronting corruption, extraction, and the human cost of globalization. In the end, forgiveness, friendship, and the land itself call him to become a healer—and a light for others.

"You’ll love this book if you’re searching for:
*West African fiction that blends magical realism Africa with urgent environmental themes
*Environmental justice fiction and ecoactivism stories rooted in indigenous knowledge
*Social justice fiction about community, courage, and anticorruption movements
*Crosscultural friendship novel exploring Senegal, China, and the global South
*A hopeful spiritual journey novel where nature, myth, and modern life converge

For readers of:
Ben Okri — The Famished Road
*Antoine de SaintExupéry — The Little Prince
*Paulo Coelho — The Alchemist
*Mariama Bâ — So Long a Letter
*Ousmane Sembène — God’s Bits of Wood
*Cheikh Hamidou Kane — Ambiguous Adventure
*Imbolo Mbue — How Beautiful We Were
*Boubacar Boris Diop — Murambi, The Book of Bones

Themes explored:
*African literary fiction  
*Senegal novel 
*African comingofage novel
*Magical realism Africa 
*Ecofiction 
*Environmental justice fiction
*Spiritual journey novel 
*Social justice fiction 
*Crosscultural friendship novel

Author Biography

Aminta Dupuis is a literature professor, poet, and musician whose work is inspired by her profound admiration for Africa’s beauty and her deep sorrow at the injustices it endures. In The Child from Dindefello Falls, Dupuis gives voice to the Senegalese people, offering readers a gateway to greater understanding and compassion for Africa’s rich cultural and spiritual legacy. Translated from French by Marybeth Timmermann, The Child from Dindefello Falls marks Dupuis’s first novel available to English-speaking readers.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: ALONG THE WAY Requiem Just Get Out, Get Out, Little Nanny Goat! The Call of the Sun A Ray of Light from the East The Wise Man with Chattering Herbs Clues at the Crossroads Words on Fire Tracking Down the Fugitive Return to New York I Am My Brother’ s Keeper Searching For the Horse Antelope Gong Joking Cousins “ You are the Salt of the Earth” Modern Servitudes Mister Xiao’ s Gift: the Qing Hao Mister Xiao’ s Change of Heart The Migrants A Little Prince in the Desert Sweet Teranga The Voice of the Sea A Star Takes Its Leave SOS Night Fishing on the High Seas One Drink Too Many PART II: NEW INSPIRATIONS The Floating Ark The Little Newcomer A Week in Pajamas Temptations The Little Maid’ s Dream The Value of Life Oxygen The Art of Losing A Mysterious American Street Alchemists Turmoil The Phantom of the Manor Idyllic Oasis Invitations Sonlio Recognizes his Teammates Messenger Bee Healing the Earth The Lights of the World The Forge of Re-Enchantments A Philosophy Lesson Under a Baobab Tree PART III: INTO THE LION’ S DEN To Me, You Will Be Unique in All the World New Dialogues Healing the World The Olympic Challenge Thunderbolts In Extremis Rescue News from Tibet In the Chapel The Great Mage of Fouta-Djalon Light and Darkness In the Eye of the Tiger The Trial Butterflies in the Heart Gardens of the Future Little Harvests The Dakar-Paris Rally Double-Edged Sword The Flute and the Kora Single Combat The Question Fertile Horizons