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Erik Orsenna

Erik Orsenna is the author of numerous essays and novels, including Grand Amour and L'Exposition Coloniale, which won the Prix Goncourt in 1988. Elected to the Academie française in 1998, he is currently president of the administrative council of the Ecole nationale supérieure du Paysage. His website is at www.erik-orsenna.com.

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Journey to the Lands of Cotton: A Brief Manual of Globalisation

openDemocracy continues its Ulysses series with Erik Orsenna's travels along the 21st century cotton trail. From Mali to China, via the US, Brazil, Egypt, and Uzbekistan, he explores the mechanisms of globalisation, trade and livelihood.

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