Why Do You Dance When You Walk? - Abdourahman A. Waberi he finds himself confronted by

he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling

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and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic

in East Berlin

Why Do You Dance When You Walk? - Abdourahman A. Waberi he finds himself confronted by'Papa, why do you dance when you walk?' When Aden's 8 year old daughter asks him this one morning in Paris, he is taken aback. The question is innocent, but the answer is not so simple. Unable to resist Bea's inquisitive spirit, he moves silkily between memories of his childhood: from his silent, mysterious mother and the shanty roofs of his neighbourhood to the malicious attack that changed his life forever and the ensuing struggle that made him a