Notice - This program is now virtual.

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Join us for an ongoing series in partnership with host and African Book Club co-Founder Faith Adiele. February's book selection is African Meditations by Felwine Sarr. This program is now virtual.

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How to participate: Get a copy of the book, read it in advance of the meeting, and then discuss the book with a group of people interested in reading African Literature virtually on Zoom on Saturday February 25th from 3-4:30pm (PDT). Copies of African Meditations are available from the MoAD Bookstore.

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You can view a list of all the books previously read and discussed in African Book Club, and if you order through bookshop, MoAD will receive a percentage of the sale: https://bookshop.org/lists/african-book-club

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About the Book

An influential thinker’s fascinating reflections and meditations on his native Senegal after years of study abroad

African Meditations is a unique contemporary portrait of a young philosopher and creative writer as he seeks to establish himself as a teacher upon his return to Senegal, his homeland, after years of study abroad. It is a seamless blend of autobiography, journal entries, and fiction; aphorisms and brief narrative sketches; humor and Zen reflections.

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About the Author

Felwine Sarr—philosopher, economist, novelist, musician—is Anne-Marie Bryan Chair of French and Francophone studies at Duke University. He is author of Afrotopia (Minnesota, 2019) and coauthor of the groundbreaking report commissioned by French President Emmanuel Macron, “The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage: Toward a New Relational Ethics.”

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