THE BOOK
Like a Candle in the Darkness, the Past Can Illuminate the Future
April 11, 2007 -- Triangle Within a Circle, a new novel by Geoffrey Kofi Akuamoa that blends history and fantasy as it traces the adventures of a Portuguese family that settles on the West African coast in the fifteenth century.
Garriguesz, a poor sailor, convinces his sons Figo and Raul to sail with from the city of Porto, in Portugal, to explore the unknown waters of the Atlantic. They experience firsthand many of the ocean’s deepest mysteries, encountering mermaids and sea creatures. Their journeys eventually bring them to the wealthy and exotic region of Edina, on the West Coast of Africa, to what is today modern Ghana. They choose to stay amongst the beautiful and good-hearted people.
Garriguesz and his sons experience the riches of life in Africa, and learn about the origins of the people, their languages, and their lifestyles, ever fascinated by the differences in customs, flora and fauna from their native land.
The aim of the book is to provide an account of a little-understood region of the world, West Africa and Africa in general. The past defines our lives and brings meaning – the configuration of people on the planet Earth did not rake shape overnight, but passed through meaningful transformations.
While Triangle Within a Circle is a work of fiction, the historical events that make up
the backdrop are real. The circle symbolizes the globe and the triangle symbolizes
the people who live within it. Through the story of Garriguesz and his descendents, the author is able to show how encounters between people of the “old” world and the”new” bring about new ideas and change the course of human evolution. Triangle Within a Circle affectionately recreates and captures the brightness of the region, the rise and fall of kingdoms, the decline of empires; mysticism, the supernatural, and superstition are all interwoven with wisdom.
Triangle Within a Circle traces the family through the centuries, ending in the 1950s, with the Independence of Ghana and the immediate aftermath. It is a stimulating tale of beauty, one that urges the readers to look for some centre of deepening knowledge and meaning in life, to discover the role each individual on earth is meant to play.
Triangle Within a Circle: The Globe and the People In It by Geoffrey Kofi Akuamoa
ISBN 10: 1432702173, 6x9 Paperback, 232 pages
ISBN 10: 1432700820, 6x9 Hardback w/Jacket, 232 pages
Retail Price: Paperback, US$11.95, CAN $14.95,UK £7.95
Retail Price: Hardback, US$22.95, CAN $28.95, UK £16.95
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