Of water and the spirit

by Malidoma Patrice Somé, Malidoma Patrice Some

1994 311 pages eng ★ 4.3 (3 ratings)

Malidoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village. He was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, where he remained for the next fifteen years, being harshly indoctrinated into European ways of thought and worship. The story tells of his return to his people and his hard initiation back into those …