Michel the Giant: An African in Greenland by Tété-Michel Kpomassie

Michel the Giant: An African in Greenland

Tété-Michel Kpomassie with James Kirkup (Translator), Ros Schwartz (Translator)

336 pages first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
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A book of rich and immersive travel writing, Michel the Giant invites the reader to journey alongside an audacious Kpomassie as he makes his way from the equator to the bitter cold of the artic and settles into life with the Inuit peoples, adaptin...

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Moods

adventurous 92%
informative 85%
inspiring 49%
reflective 41%
funny 12%
hopeful 10%
challenging 9%
emotional 5%
lighthearted 5%
sad 5%
relaxing 3%
dark 1%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 35%
fast 5%

Average rating

3.95

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