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North of South: An African Journey (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

by Shiva Naipaul

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When Shiva Naipaul (younger brother of V.S. Naipaul) went to East Africa in the 1970s to investigate the inflated rhetoric of the newly independent nations — to see whether the promises of the new leaders had been kept — what he found was both disheartening and very funny. It is the younger Naipaul's special gift to make the tragic so comic, and North of South is one of the best travel books out there.
Recommended by Frank, Powells.com

When Shiva Naipaul (younger brother of V.S. Naipaul) went to East Africa in the 1970s to investigate the inflated rhetoric of the newly independent nations — to see whether the promises of the new leaders had been kept — what he found was both disheartening and very funny. It is the younger Naipaul's special gift to make the tragic so comic, and North of South is one of the best travel books out there.
Recommended by Frank, Powells.com

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Portrayal of a continent on the brink of change. Based on the author's experiences in central Africa in the 1970s.

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Naipaul's visit to Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia uses anecdotes to portray societies in flux and the growing pains associated with change. An eye for detail and colorful description is at times offset by an uneasy feeling of prejudice on the part of the author.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140188264
Subtitle:
An African Journey
Author:
Naipaul, Shiva
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
London, England ;
Subject:
Africa
Subject:
Description and travel
Subject:
Essays & Travelogues
Subject:
Fiction (fictional works by one author)
Subject:
Kenya
Subject:
Tanzania
Subject:
Zambia
Subject:
Zambia Description and travel.
Subject:
Africa - General
Subject:
General Travel
Subject:
Travel
Subject:
Kenya Description and travel.
Subject:
Tanzania Description and travel.
Series:
Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics
Publication Date:
February 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
7.72x5.09x.63 in. .47 lbs.
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