A SPOKEN STORY
/ changigy ÿariky /
Cover photo credit: Rebecca ArkellA collaborative book project by
abdulrazik khamis & Andrea Caio
artwork and illustrations by Jóse Luis Cote
From Africa to Europe: A Journey with Rezager is a spoken story - recounted by Abdulrazik (“Rezager”) - recorded, transcribed, and edited by Andrea.
It has been written in the spirit of
/ changigy ÿariky / * which in the Daju language might be translated to mean: ‘a story that is orally told, listened to, and passed on’.
As an oral unfiltered account, this book has been primarily composed from personal conversations between the two authors, mostly occurring between June 2017 and November 2020.
* pronounced: / ‘tʃæŋdʒɪkə ‘jærɪkə /
as per the international phonetic alphabet
“The other has a face. And it is a sacred book in which good is recorded.”
— Emmanuel Lévinas, philosopher
About The authors
ABDULRAZIK and ANDREA first met in 2017 at the British Language Training Centre in Amsterdam (the Netherlands), where Abdulrazik attended classes and Andrea taught as a trainee English teacher.
Their subsequent conversation lessons were the genesis of a friendship that ultimately sparked the desire to write this book.
ABDULRAZIK currently lives in Amsterdam (NL) where he works and studies.
ANDREA was a doctoral student at the University of Edinburgh, and currently lives in in London (UK).
Abdulrazik (left) and Andrea (right)Continue the journey.
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