Oworo

by René Guillot

Une légende raconte que le chimpanzé n’a pas toujours été une bête et qu’il pourrait redevenir un homme s’il trouvait Kogouli. Kogouli... la source capable de redonner le rire aux chimpanzés. Les parents de Ouoro, comme tous ceux de leur tribu, sont partis à la recherche de cette source. Vont-ils la trouver ? Ouoro sera-t-il le premier chimpanzé à rire ? Ouoro va connaître bien des aventures, affronter de nombreux dangers, faire de merveilleuses rencontres tout au long de cette quête qui le mènera peut-être vers cette source magique dont parle la légende. Et si ce n’était pas une légende ?

204 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1954

About the author

René Paul Guillot (1900-1969) was an author who lived, worked and traveled in French Africa and wrote primarily for children. His works have been translated to many languages and have been included in school required reading in many countries.

After studying science, René Guillot moved to Senegal to work as a teacher, spending over 20 years in Africa. Most of the material for his many books comes from this time.

In 1964, he received the "Hans Christian Andersen Award" for the novel, Fodai and the Leopard-Men. Three of his books have been adapted to film, while a live-action version of Little Dog Lost featuring a Welsh Corgi, was made for the "Disneyland" show and was broadcast in 1963.