by Süreyyya Evren Gianluca Bei Author’s note: Nearafrica is the non-chronological story of Boubacar, a young Senegalese who is famously called the “felon of Dakar” and jailed for murder. The book consists of a journalist’s interview with Boubacar, as well as Boubacar’s own accounts of the events that led to his conviction. On a Dakar Flight with Air France A Senegalese, an earthling and an alien sit right beside one another on a falling plane. They soon realize that there is