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  <default_description>&lt;P&gt;Sambo Diallo finds his situation is ambiguous; while he has become estranged from the simple Muslim faith of his people in Senegal, he is unable to identify with the soulless material civilization he finds in France where he is sent to learn the secrets of white man's power. &lt;/P&gt;</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[ÒElin Melchior: This is an interesting novel because it deals with African culture by comparing it to French while studying in France.  It touches on a very sad cultural point which is that of people who fall between cultures.  A certain knowledge of the world and other cultures can make it almost i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44806147">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a must-read! Simple, in the way Coehlo's &quot;Alchemist&quot; is simple, yet deeply philosophical.  It was assigned reading for my undergrad Theology class and promoted some of the best discussions (in and outside of class.)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A story of the colonized versus the colonizers--West vs. East--Culture shock as seen through the eyes of Samba Diallo, an African who studies in Paris and loses parts of his identity in a mechanized and individualistic society.  Good stuff.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The cover was confusing, as I kept thinking I was already opening the book when I wasn't.  When I figured it out (finally!) I was real edified by the contents. It's very current, you know.  I hate myself. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had some qualms with the translation, but the story is beautiful and sad.  The book gives you an insight to the spirituality of Islam in Senegal, and the effects of colonialism on one community and boy.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is amazing. Anyone who is somewhat interested or might like to understand issues that colonialism wrought, and perhaps problems between Islamic and Western cultures should check this one out. ]]></body>
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