An Eternity in Tangiers

Text by Eyoum NganguéIllustrations by Faustin TitiTranslated from the French by André Naffis-Sahely An Eternity in Tangiers, a graphic novel produced by an Ivorian and Cameroonian journalist/illustrator duo, follows a teenager's dangerous path from his imaginary West African home city towards a better life in Europe. Publication Date: May 16, 2017 Paperback: 9781939419798 Description The protagonist of An Eternity in Tangiers is a teenager named Gawa, who leaves his native city, the imaginary West African capital of Gnasville, hoping to find a better life in Europe, where he hopes to escape the turmoil of his home country. Following a journey fraught with dangers and betrayals, Gawa is stranded in the Moroccan city of Tangiers, just in sight of his final goal, where he begins to tell his story, one now familiar to hundreds of thousands. Ivorian illustrator Faustin Titi and Cameroonian journalist Eyoum Ngangué tell this contemporary story from an African perspective, offering an intimat