Continental Drift

Tim Bascom, 1961-

Book - 2025

"In Continental Drift a diverse array of travelers cross borders between African nations and the U.S. Debilitated Mabior returns to his Sudanese village after 30 years of exile, hoping to make amends to a wife he abandoned. Zauditu emigrates from Ethiopia and starts working as a guard at the Chicago Art Institute, where she gets caught touching up a disconcerting painting. Thirteen-year-old Neal, from Milwaukee, reluctantly goes on safari with his nature-loving parents and, because of an obsession with video games, accidentally leads them into a violent ambush. These and other characters are challenged, sometimes deeply disturbed, but always brought to see the world anew. Their stories reflect the tangle of cross-cultural interactions ...that take place every day as real travelers from real places try to connect despite all the differences that so easily divide." -- from publisher website. more