Kamal, a doctor in Edmonton, returns to his roots in Africa to search for his childhood sweetheart, Saida. Author M. G. Vassanji is a two-time winner of the prestigious Canadian Giller Prize. Through the pen and voice of a venerable village poet, he recounts both Kamal’s journey and the history of Tanzania’s emergence from colonization by Germany and Britain. In this novel, he blends a compelling story with insights into Tanzania’s African and East Indian cultures. (Doubleday Canada)
