The narrator, Mwana, is a young man from Bantuland, living in Geneva.
A graduate from a Swiss university, we first encounter Mwana waiting for a bus in the hills of Lugano gazing at a poster calling for "black sheep" to be sent home.
Mwana's efforts to find work are fruitless until he lands an internship in an NGO campaigning against racial discrimination.
The team is busy organising a demonstration against the black sheep poster.
Mwana has one foot in each culture.
He sees Swiss society through African eyes, with all its contradictions: its moderation, stunning landscapes and its eccentricities, but also its intolerance and inflexibility.
He also casts a critical eye on his native Africa, the weight of its traditions and beliefs.
Is belonging nowhere the price Mwana has to pay for these insights?
Sad and playful Does Snow Turn a Person White Inside? is a moving reflection on the immigrant.
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Does Snow Turn A Person White Inside? by Max Lobe is published on 8 December 2022 by Hoperoad and is translated by Ros Schwartz. As part of this #RandomThingsTours Blog Tour I am delighted to offer one copy as a giveaway. Entry is simple, just fill out the competition widget in the blog tour. UK entries only please.
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One copy of Does Snow Turn A Person White Inside by Max Lobe
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At eighteen he moved to Switzerland, where he earned a BA in Communication and Journalism and a Master’s in Public Policy and Administration.
In 2017, his novel Confidences won the Ahmadou Kourouma Prize.
Other books by the author include 39 rue de Berne, A Long Way From Douala (published by HopeRoad in 2021) and the novel Does Snow Turn A Person White Inside? (coming 08th December 2022).
Max Lobe lives in Geneva.
Author photo © Guillaume Megevand.
Twitter @maxlobe3
Instagram @max_lobe1
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