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When Im eet Ibraimo Alberto, Ir ecognize him immediately. He is the man with the hat.T oday, it is an arrow-brimmed black hat,very similar to the one he is wearingo nt he cover of his autobiography. During our interview,Isee pictures of Ibraimo wearingacowboy hat,abroad-brimmed hat,t he color of which is hard to determine in the black and whitep hotograph, and various other headdresses.T oday, Ibraimo asks whether the hat can stay on during the interview. It is part of his style, an expression of his personality,a nd timelessly fashionable, he remarks with ag rin. The hat has stayedw ith Ibraimo throughout his often-tumultuous life. Ibraimo'ss tory begins to takes hape for me like an extensive collage that spreads out over the big conference table thatstands between us as we talk. Pictures emerge:acertificateofexcellence for Ibraimo'swork in the GDR,apennant of his sports club after reunification. These artefacts appear like flagstomark the unclaimedt erritory on the tabletop. There are constantlyr eemerging themes: Ibraimo the protector,I braimo the boxer, Ibraimo the hat connoisseur.I braimo artfullys pins the webo fh is life in front of me, using the artefacts and themes to sign

Author

Ibraimo Alberto; Marcia C. Schenck

Publisher

De Gruyter Oldenbourg

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9783111087894