Le continent du Tout et du presque Rien

"In 1970, French ethnologist Maurice Boyer settles with the Tem of Togo and learns their language. For two years he lives as part of this community, undergoing an intense spiritual and sexual awakening. Back in France he stakes his claim as a great specialist of the Tem. With the tumultuous fictional adventures of Maurice Boyer, Tchak—himself an accomplished sociologist—looks through the mirror of his own studies to consider the dynamics of how Western scientists create the Africa and the Africans they purport to study. In this exercise of scholarship and humor, Tchak makes good use of his biting style and aesthetics to redefine ethnography. It’s a fascinating and provocative work. Although Tchak’s work has been translated into Spanish, German, and Italian, we’re still waiting for an English edition."