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African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe by: Doris May Lessing |
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 828.91403 EAN: 9780060168544 ISBN: 0060168544 Label: HarperCollins Canada / Fiction Manufacturer: HarperCollins Canada / Fiction Number Of Pages: 442 Publication Date: October 01, 1992 Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Fiction Studio: HarperCollins Canada / Fiction Sales Rank: 515897 Browse for similar items by category:
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 Rating: - An Unsure JoyThis was the only non-travel guide about Africa in my local library branch when I got back from 8 months in East Africa, so I picked it up. Certainly a very interesting picture of the slow death of British colonialism, despite Zimbabwean independence in 1980. And the successive trips provide a living view of changing attitudes and opinions, both of European expatriates and Nationals. Her inner dialogue of changes, good and bad (both very grey categories), is very informative as well. That said, there is only a loose thread of continuing story that flows through the entire text. Granted, she's documenting her travels, but it seems a bit more perspective (or a more involved editor) could have helped give the book a bit more flow. I'd ... Read More: |
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