“Salvatore Settis wants to curb the sellout of cities … Balancing sharp intellect and moral indignation, lucid writing and impassioned argument, his polemic makes for captivating reading.”
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
“A memorable, affecting tale … brings the decolonialization of Africa to life … all the more affecting for being told without sentimentality or self-pity.”
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