{"product_id":"looking-for-livingstone-an-odyssey-of-silence-paperback","title":"Looking for Livingstone: An Odyssey of Silence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. Nourbese Philip\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Nardone\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman, travelling alone through time, Africa, and unnamed lands, searches for Dr. David Livingstone, celebrated by the West as a \"discoverer\" of Africa. Throughout her quest, for knowledge and for Livingstone, the traveller visits many peoples, listens to their stories and their silences, and learns about their Silence. Suspense, parables, and dreams play major parts in the story as it twists and turns toward the traveller's confrontation with Livingstone-I-presume. \u003ci\u003eLooking for Livingstone\u003c\/i\u003e explodes Western assumptions about the \"silence\" of indigenous peoples; this is an elegant and compelling novel which beautifully gives voice to the ancestors to whom it is dedicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1991 by The Mercury Press, this new edition features an introduction by the author and an afterword by Michael Nardone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003em. nourbeSe philip\u003c\/b\u003e is a renowned poet, essayist, and playwright, and practiced law for seven years before becoming a writer. She received the 2020 PEN\/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, as well as the 2021 Molson Prize, the Canada Council for the Arts' lifetime achievement award, for her \"invaluable contributions to literature.\" Born in Tobago, she lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Nardone\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and editor based in Montréal. His recent works include: \u003ci\u003eRafael Lozano-Hemmer: Border Tuner Sintonizador Fronterizo\u003c\/i\u003e (2026), \u003ci\u003eConvivialities: Dialogues on Poetics\u003c\/i\u003e (2025), and \u003ci\u003eAural Poetics\u003c\/i\u003e (2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46149101060293,"sku":"9781778430770","price":25.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/ngljJHAs_a9781778430770.webp?v=1777528428","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/looking-for-livingstone-an-odyssey-of-silence-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}