Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. A Note on the Translation ix
4. Introduction: “In the Flow of Whisperings” xi
5. Contributors xi
6. Don’t Whisper Too Much
7. Affi, or the Communion of Bodies 5
8. The Garba Boui-Boui 13
9. Ada and Siliki 23
10. Ada 78
11. Portrait of a Young Artiste from Bona Mbella
12. Our Quat 113
13. First Kiss 127
14. The Most Beautiful Calves in the World 129
15. The Movie Screen 131
16. The Revenant 135
17. Cousin Kalati’s Tale 138
18. The Mute’s Red Bicycle 143
19. Panè 151
20. Acknowledgments 183
21. Bibliography 185
22. About the Author and Translator 189