Publication Date: August 2026
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-77415-216-4
Page size: 5.5″ x 8.25″
120 pages
eBook ISBN: 978-1-77415-217-1
The harmattan is a literary expression of the life of the Nomads and Tuaregs. In this book, the author explores the different aspects of the lives of the men and women of the desert. He is a child of the desert, living in the body of an adult man, but his soul has preserved its innocence and sometimes its naivety. The author is therefore a child whose artistic sensibility can be felt in each of his texts. As he takes us on a journey, he shows us the relationship between the Tuareg father and his son and the transmission of values between them. He tells us about his love, his spirituality through Sufism, politics, and modernism. He opens his heart to the maternal love he has received. Finally, the author introduces us to his native Africa, its hospitality, and its cultures. Sometimes, too, the author invites us to climb aboard his camel for an excursion among the Dunes.
Price range: $11.99 through $20.95
Publication Date: August 2026
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-77415-216-4
Page size: 5.5″ x 8.25″
120 pages
eBook ISBN: 978-1-77415-217-1
![]() | Moustapha Mohamed Chein is a Mauritanian poet, jurist, painter, and photographer whose work explores the intersections of desert life, spirituality, memory, identity and human resilience. Deeply inspired by the cultures and oral traditions of the Sahara, his poetry draws on Sufi philosophy, nomadic heritage and the landscapes of Mauritania to create lyrical meditations on love, family, loss, and hope. Through both words and visual art, Chein celebrates the beauty of African cultures while inviting readers into a universal conversation about humanity and belonging. |