Publication of "Mongolie. My camel's name is Charlotte".

21 May 2026

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This 136-page book makes long years of ethnographic research in Mongolia accessible to readers aged 10 and upwards, and offers a humorous introduction to Mongolian culture, nomadic pastoralism and the work of an anthropologist in the field.
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Mongolie. Mon chameau s'appelle Charlotte © Actes Sud et Makisapa‎

L'Ifrae is pleased to announce the publication of Charlotte Marchina, Jim Jourdane and Naïs Coq, Mongolia. Mon chameau s'appelle Charlotte published by Actes Sud and Makisapa.

Author: Charlotte Marchina (Ifrae), Jim Jourdane and Naïs Coq (éd. Actes Sud and Makisapa, 2026).

Did you know that in Mongolia you can cook with a hammer? That you can get 5G in the desert on camelback? Or that some of the costumes in "Star Wars" are inspired by Mongolian clothing?
Forget all your preconceptions, pack your bags and head for... the steppes!
This comic-book documentary, as funny as it is informative, takes you out into the field alongside anthropologist Charlotte Marchina to experience the daily lives of nomadic herders and breeders in Mongolia, a country undergoing rapid social and environmental transformation.
You'll learn how to make tea with salted milk, how to comb a yak or even the art of drying your socks at -40°C.
Soon, Mongolia and Mongolian culture will hold no more secrets for you!

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