“The purpose of this book is to give several pictures from the life and way of life of the huge African continent, whose life I eavesdropped on from just two or three points; and, it seems to me, I did overhear something. Staying in a quiet Arab village, in Rades, was a huge revelation for me, expanding my horizons; from here I mentally traveled into the depths of Africa, into the depths of the centuries that made up its modern life; We already feel this life, thousands of threads connect us with Africa. While in 1911 with my wife in Tunisia and Egypt, we devoted all our time to understanding the pictures that stood before us; and, strictly speaking, this book cannot be called “Travel Notes.” This is more like an “African Diary”. At the same time, this book is naturally connected with my other book, published in Russia under the title “Ofeira” and published in Berlin under the title “Travel Notes”. And yet, this book is independent: it takes the topic “Africa” more broadly than “Travel Notes”. As such an independent book, I offer it to the attention of the reader...”