A Perilous Life

A Perilous Life, this novel originally published in French in 2017, is a must-read. The award-winning author, Lociano Benjamin, paints with maestria the life journey of an unfortunate soul who left his birthplace behind to settle in New York City where he would find tribulations and perilous events. Some are more challenging than others. He had to face them all and persevere until he saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Who am I? In the delusion and frenzy of life, feeling helpless, I want to sink-to bury myself on this white beach with warm sand, still, at this hour of dusk. Some would envy me, seeing me lean against a convertible car in my white linen suit, my eyes lost on the glowing horizon of this Caribbean coast, but I know better…