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A memoir of Africa recounting 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.

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Map: Cote d'Ivoire Map: Beng Region Cast of Characters Preface Pt. 1: Arriving 1: Premonitions (October 1-November 5, 1979) 2: Choosing a Host (November 6-November 28, 1979) 3: Trespassing (November 29-December 20, 1979) 4: Adrift (December 21, 1979-February 19, 1980) 5: The Elusive Epiphany (February 20-April 30, 1980) 6: Bedazzled, Beleaguered (May 1-June 30, 1980) 7: Divination and Trial (July 1-August 2, 1980) 8: Transgressions (August 3-October 3, 1980) 9: Metamorphoses (October 4, 1980-Spring 1981) Pt. 2: Returning 10: A Parallel World (June 11-August 13, 1985) Glossary Acknowledgments Index

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 01/11/1994
    ISBN13: 9780226305066, 978-0226305066
    ISBN10: 0226305066
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A memoir of Africa recounting 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.

    Table of Contents
    Map: Cote d'Ivoire Map: Beng Region Cast of Characters Preface Pt. 1: Arriving 1: Premonitions (October 1-November 5, 1979) 2: Choosing a Host (November 6-November 28, 1979) 3: Trespassing (November 29-December 20, 1979) 4: Adrift (December 21, 1979-February 19, 1980) 5: The Elusive Epiphany (February 20-April 30, 1980) 6: Bedazzled, Beleaguered (May 1-June 30, 1980) 7: Divination and Trial (July 1-August 2, 1980) 8: Transgressions (August 3-October 3, 1980) 9: Metamorphoses (October 4, 1980-Spring 1981) Pt. 2: Returning 10: A Parallel World (June 11-August 13, 1985) Glossary Acknowledgments Index

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