Twelve African Hours

Tales and Memories of a Childhood in Congo

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Stories, little tales,
Rumors and fables,
Legends and dreams
Of a lost child
In the dust
Of memories, of adventures,
in an Africa
Strange or fabulous.

Puzzle, scraps, fragments,
Latent emotions
And rough nostalgia
Of a lost adult
In the dust
Of almost true memories,
Embellished, darkened,
Of a hallucinatory Africa.

Born from the dust of African lands, stories of tangled memories, lived, never forgotten. The toddler discovers and remembers the smells, the colors, of the Katanga savanna.

"Twelve African Hours" to be savored without counting, at tea time, while enjoying a "Tembo"...

Let yourself be carried away and dive back into childhood. The leaves of the great forest trees brush against us and invite us to enter the African mystery, to go back in time, hour by hour.

This is the first part of a childhood, in the dust... between river and ocean. To be continued, of course!

The Twelve Tales

From dusk to dawn, twelve stories to savor

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01:01

The Laughing Trees

In the deep night, the trees whisper their secrets...

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02:02

The Elephant's Trunk

The grey giant crosses the sleeping savanna...

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03:03

The Invincible Leopard

Spotted with gold and shadow, the silent hunter...

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04:04

The Infernal Saraband

Dawn approaches, the spirits still dance...

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05:05

The Miraculous Catch

The river awakens under the first rays...

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06:06

The Pampered Monkey

The sun rises over the rustling canopy...

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07:07

Well-Starred Paradises

The heat rises, dreams take shape...

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08:08

Upside-Down Sunflowers

Noon approaches, the savanna vibrates with heat...

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09:09

The Pink Hippos

The afternoon stretches, the river cools...

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10:10

The Sun's Star

The day wanes, shadows lengthen...

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11:11

The Dance of Cats

Twilight sets the African sky ablaze...

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12:12

The Antelope's Gaze

Night falls again, the cycle begins anew...

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Michel Van de Steen

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