Whiteman

In an Ivory Coast village where Christians and Muslims are squaring off for war against a backdrop of bloody conflict and vibrant African life Jack Diaz--an American relief worker--and Mamadou his village guardian learn that hate knows no color and that true heroism waits where we least expect it. <p/>During lulls in the violence Jack learns the cycles of Africa--of hunting in the rain forest cultivating the yam and navigating the nuances of the language; of witchcraft storytelling and chivalry. Despite the omnipresence of AIDS he courts a stunning Peul girl meets his neighbor's wife in the darkened forest and desperately pursues the village flirt. Still Jack spends many nights alone in his hut longing for love in a place where his skin color excludes him. <p/><br>Brimming with dangerous passions and the pressures of life in a time of war Whiteman is a stunning debut and a tale of desire isolation humor action and fear.