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The Sorcerer's Burden: The Ethnographic Saga of a Global Family - Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology Paul Stoller 2016 edition
The Sorcerer's Burden: The Ethnographic Saga of a Global Family - Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology
Paul Stoller
This ethnographic novel follows the life of Omar Dia, the oldest son of a West African sorcerer. When his father falls ill and dies, the great sorcerer vomits a small metal chain onto his chest. Following the path of his ancestors, Omar swallows the chain, becoming his father's successor, which means that he takes on the sorcerer's burden.
215 pages, biography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 5, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9783319318042 |
| Publishers | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Pages | 209 |
| Dimensions | 148 × 210 × 18 mm · 385 g |
| Language | German |