{"product_id":"parallel-worlds-an-anthropologist-and-a-writer-encounter-africa-paperback","title":"Parallel Worlds: An Anthropologist and a Writer Encounter Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlma Gottlieb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis suspenseful and moving memoir of Africa recounts the experiences of Alma Gottlieb, an anthropologist, and Philip Graham, a fiction writer, as they lived in two remote villages in the rain forest of Cote d'Ivoire. With an unusual coupling of first-person narratives, their alternate voices tell a story imbued with sweeping narrative power, humility, and gentle humor. \u003ci\u003eParallel Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique look at Africa, anthropological fieldwork, and the artistic process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A remarkable look at a remote society [and] an engaging memoir that testifies to a loving partnership . . . compelling.\"-James Idema, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis suspenseful and moving memoir of Africa recounts the experiences of Alma Gottlieb, an anthropologist, and Philip Graham, a fiction writer, as they lived in two remote villages in the rain forest of Cote d'Ivoire. With an unusual coupling of first-person narratives, their alternate voices tell a story imbued with sweeping narrative power, humility, and gentle humor. Parallel Worlds is a unique look at Africa, anthropological fieldwork, and the artistic process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlma Gottlieb\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Restless Anthropologist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Afterlife Is Where We Come From\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnder the Kapok Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cb\u003ePhilip Graham\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of creative writing at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and also teaches at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He is the author of seven books of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Moon, Come to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Together they are the authors of \u003ci\u003eParallel Worlds: An Anthropologist and a Writer Encounter Africa\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 343\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724636098623,"sku":"9780226305066","price":73.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/403ac788ff8fafc9cd8ff09de426d946_625fea5a-7b92-4499-bdcc-2a626760b207.webp?v=1765103363","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/parallel-worlds-an-anthropologist-and-a-writer-encounter-africa-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}