![]() ![]() ![]() The Himba, and Binti’s family in particular, have specialized in providing refined technological gadgets, but they prefer to keep contact with the outside world to the minimum, relying mostly on strict observance of tradition and cultural heritage and a general distrust of outsiders. The main character, the titular Binti, is a young woman living in Namibia and belonging to the Himba tribe, a small ethnic group dwelling in voluntary seclusion from the rest of the world, a world very technologically advanced where space travel is easily accessible and Earth has come into contact with a variety of alien cultures. It’s not what I would call an immediate story, but rather one that gains flavor and depth with time, not unlike a fine wine. Binti is a very peculiar story, one that seems to start as journey of discovery, only to turn into something completely different the kind of story that carries several layers of meaning, yielding them one by one only as you keep thinking about it. ![]()
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