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Île de Gorée Island

Jean-Dominique Burton


  • Prisme Éditions
  • by Jean-Dominique Burton
Gorée island has been chosen as a symbol and a place of memory. It is one of the historic sites where the destiny of thousands of Africans was played out over five centuries, victims of the slave trade. It is a place of recognition and reconsiliation for the African diaspora. UNESCO classified Gorée island as a world heritage site in 1978. Next to this bilingual publication there is also a contemplative film, 18'27 '', subtitled in French and English, where Sacha Ndoye the most fantastic tales of Goree.

ISBN 9782930451145 | E/ F | HB
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Publisher Prisme Éditions
ISBN 9782930451145
Author(s) Jean-Dominique Burton
Publication date October 2014
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 300 x 300 mm
Illustrations throughout col.ill.
Pages 216
Rights BE/ NL
Language(s) Eng./Fr. ed.
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Gorée island has been chosen as a symbol and a place of memory. It is one of the historic sites where the destiny of thousands of Africans was played out over five centuries, victims of the slave trade. It is a place of recognition and reconsiliation for the African diaspora. UNESCO classified Gorée island as a world heritage site in 1978. Next to this bilingual publication there is also a contemplative film, 18'27 '', subtitled in French and English, where Sacha Ndoye, a native of the island, tells, in Wolof, the most fantastic tales of Goree. The QR code is inserted in the book.


L'île de Gorée a été choisie comme symbole et comme lieu de mémoire. Elle est un des sites historiques où s'est joué le destin de milliers d'africains qui durant cinq siècles furent victime de la traite négrière.
C'est un des lieux ou la diaspora africaine trouve un espace de reconnaissance et de réconciliation.
Les photographies empreintes de poésie de Jean-Dominique Burton nous entraînent dans une fine découverte initiatique de l'île de Gorée. Des visages expriment les lieux, des scènes de vie parlent du temps, des natures mortes et des oeuvres d'art emblématiques sondent le patrimoine architectural, culturel et historique d'un rivage qui se cherche entre déclin, endurance et espérance.


Gorée island has been chosen as a symbol and a place of memory. It is one of the historic sites where the destiny of thousands of Africans was played out over five centuries, victims of the slave trade. It is a place of recognition and reconsiliation for the African diaspora.
UNESCO classified Gorée island as a world heritage site in 1978.
Next to this bilingual publication there is also a contemplative film, 18'27 '', subtitled in French and English, where Sacha Ndoye, a native of the island, tells, in Wolof, the most fantastic tales of Goree. The QR code is inserted in the book.