As we continue to redefine African stories, African writers continue to captivate readers with their unique perspectives. In our upcoming book, the author, a retired Swiss diplomat, delves into the heart of the human condition in Africa and the (wild) West, a story across the millennia of human evolution, from our animal past to the point where Homo sapiens leave Africa.
We are treated to episodes of crocodiles, apes, and human nature, a journey through Africa to places and peoples unknown and obscure, an adventure across civilisations.
About the Book
“In and Outside Africa” is a thought-provoking memoir that transcends the aeons of human evolution and geographical borders.
Dominik Langenbacher started his professional career as a Swiss diplomat in Africa. In 1981, in Zaïre, today Congo-Kinshasa, at 30 years old, he was a diplomatic trainee. In 2016, when he retired at 65 in Kenya, he was the Swiss Ambassador to Somalia. In between, he gallivanted the African continent, following his adventurous side and playfully exploring the origins of humanity, from Ethiopia to South Africa, from Tunisia to Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon—always keeping an eye on America and Europe.
In all his travels, he wanted to find out where the distinctions in life, culture, and values that he observed originate. It is an intriguing read, fused with anthropology, sociology, spirituality, and anything else human.
Prepare for some joyful reading that will get you to know things you never imagined—a mosaic of voices across evolutions, experiences, and emotions—on a journey that celebrates the richness of African storytelling by a Westerner.
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About the Author
DOMINIK LANGENBACHER, born in 1951, studied law and international relations. He was a Swiss diplomat, and throughout his career, he worked between the three poles of the United Nations UN, development cooperation, and Africa. In Africa, he was posted to Zaïre (Congo-Kinshasa), Kenya, Somalia (for the UN), Madagascar, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, and, again, Somalia. Since 2016, he is retired and lives in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a keen observer of social and cultural matters in Africa and the West.
For more about his stories, go to www.otherPriorities.com
