Dirty Feet (Electronic book text, New ed.)

A finalist for FranceOCOs prestigious Prix Goncourt, Dirty Feet is a remarkable, inventive, and darkly compelling novel that tells the story of a manOCOs search for the mysterious, nomadic father who abandoned him years earlier.
As a small child, Askia was forced, along with his family, to wander the African desert as if under a curse. First driven from their home by drought and hunger, they were then kept from the villages they passed through by the fear and suspicion of others, who did not want to see their dirty feet stay for too long.
Years later, it seems Askia is destined to relive his familyOCOs curse night after night as he roams the streets of Paris in his taxi. One evening, he picks up Olia, a young woman who claims to recognize his face, telling him that his features are similar to those of a man she photographed years ago. Had it been his father, the enigmatic Sidi Ben Sylla Mohammed? The father who migrated north long before he did; the father he has so often dreamt about; the father whom he aches to meet?
With OliaOCOs help, Askia sets out to retrace SidiOCOs steps. But before he can embark on this new journey, he must first confront his violent past. A brutal, indelibly powerful look at the harrowing, often violent lives of those who are
condemned to wander."