I Was an Elephant Salesman is prominent for individualizing thousands of African vendors in Europe. Pap Khouma, the author of the book unveils the life of illegal immigrants with intimacy and even irony. The first-person narrator has a job of a trader of ivories, carved elephants and other things with African flavour. He constantly strives to gain dignity and self-confidence overcoming humi... read more
4 pages
1200 words