My Afro-Canadian Chronicle: An Autobiography

This autobiography sheds light on the devastating effects of underdevelopment on a country that went through one of the most atrocious civil wars in modern history. My Afro-Canadian Chronicle subverts the plot of self-portrait by narrating the history of an emergent African nation at the crossroad of transition—the nuances of its cultural heritage, societal hierarchy, beliefs and aspirations—through the stories of a family. Humanity shines from this book through shadows and sparks, as though on the silver screen of a historical movie. The interplay between the mystical and the natural, the surreal and the real evokes Garcia Marquez’s magical realism. In Mansaray’s Africa, and Canada, reality is both real and magical.