Tala
Tala is a young boy with sharp eyes. He sees everything that is wrong, faster than anyone else. He is praised for it. Until a stranger arrives.
The Story
The Boy Who Learned to See
A novel from Africa about the way we look at one another.
In the village of Kintoko, every flaw is noticed and every gift is hidden. The villagers know how to spot what is broken — a crooked chair leg, a clumsy gesture, a slow answer. They believe this makes them wise. They are not unkind. They are simply blind to what is good.
Makori
Makori is a wandering teacher who carries no bag, only a walking stick carved with strange symbols. He stays a season. He teaches Tala three questions. And by the time he leaves, the boy is no longer the same.
Matu
Matu is the village's overlooked goatherd, mocked as slow and useless. He is the test of Tala's new sight. What the village calls weakness, the Second Sight discovers as a quiet gift.
Kombé
Kombé is the master carpenter whose hands repair every broken thing — and whose sharp words break the people around him. He shows us how the First Sight, used on human beings, leaves wounds.
Watch the story in 44 cinematic chapters
Free on YouTube, in English, French, and Dutch — with more languages coming.
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Get the Book
The Boy Who Learned to See is available in English and French (Dutch edition coming soon). Choose your language and preferred way to order.
English Edition
The Boy Who Learned to See
A Tale of Awakening What Makes Us Whole
ISBN: 978-2-9310791-1-9
French Edition
L’enfant qui apprit à voir
Une fable d’éveil à ce qui nous rend entiers
ISBN: 978-2-9310791-3-3
Coming soon
Dutch Edition
De jongen die leerde zien
Een verhaal over het wakker maken van wat ons heel maakt
Coming soon
ISBN: 978-2-931079-17-1
Amazon is usually the easiest option for individual readers. The book is also distributed through IngramSpark, which lets bookstores, libraries, schools, and organizations order it through the worldwide book distribution network using the ISBN.
Practice what Tala learned
Begin with the free Three Questions of Seeing, then continue with the 30-Day Second Sight Challenge.
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