Omotou, Masai Warrior

Content : In the village, the war took everything.
Sékou was separated from his mother.
Yet, he senses that she is still alive.
The child is a bit of a sorcerer.
He creates figurines from clay.
One of them is his fetish:
Omotou, Masai warrior; Omotou stronger than all.
Under the earth warrior's protection,
Sékou sets out to find his mother...

Michel Piquemal offers us a beautiful text on war in Africa. Sékouʼs life moves us, but it also brings us hope. This book tackles a serious subject with great finesse and aptness. The superb illustrations in warm colors serve the character's dream and make the tension palpable. Thanks to Omotou, the reader feels just as invisible as Sékou. Lʼart becomes a way out, a protection, a rebirth.

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