
The tale of a young African-American man's desultory quest for his own identity while living amidst the mysteries of modern-day Senegal. Battling a malarial fever, Evan Norris is taken in by the family of a powerful Marabou and finds himself absorbed in a world that is both ancient...

A young Afro-American man's quest for his own identity while living amidst the mysteries of modern-day Senegal. The author won the 1988 Drue Heinz Award for his short story collection, Moustapha's Eclipse.