Exterminad a todos los salvajes

The Swede Sven Lindqvist narrates in this newspaper his chilling journey through the Sahara desert, unearthing the origins of the European genocide in Africa in the 19th century and demonstrating how it set political precedents that paved the way for Hitler and his "final solution". With an incisive and wholly original literary style, Lindqvist testifies to his experience on the African continent, his moral and political concerns, and his passion for history and literature.