Born in Brussels in 1968, Bessora grew up in Europe, the United States and Africa. She is the author of ” Pick me up pretty gentlemen » (Great literary prize of Black Africa) and « The orphans » (Finalist of the Prix Ouest-France-Étonnants voyageurs and of the Prix des 5 continents de la Francophonie). After ” Zoonomia ” And ” Citizen Narcissus “, she publishes a new opus of her dynasty of the lame which, in the end, will have four volumes, which all read independently.
The destiny of a woman, orphan, lame, slave who, freed, becomes an owner, gives birth to 4 daughters and dreams for her and her family of a kingdom.
“Born in Cornwall, Jane was accused of theft and deported to the Americas in 1684. This lame woman served for seven years on a plantation. She learned to read the Bible, where she discovered a verse that promised powerful offspring to a distressed lame girl. She ?
Two centuries later, it is Johann who, in the land of proud men, goes in search of gorillas. He discovers a secret that connects him to a dynasty of lame people. Lame people who cross times and worlds to free themselves from invisible chains.
Bessora builds a powerful, astonishing work, which explores with the same grace the truth of History as magic realism.” (Presentation of JC Lattes editions)