Synopses & Reviews
"Some fine writer . . . Waugh rewired for the 80s."-Raymond Sokolov, The Wall Street Journal
"She has a gift."-Los AngelesTimes
"Impressive."-ChicagoTribune
"Her stories will do more than a score of Newsweekmagazine cover stories to explain Africaand its relationship with the 20th century."-HoustonPost
"Very often funny, very often wise."-The Plain Dealer
"Compassionate and haunting."-The BaltimoreSun
In this collection of fourteen short stories, originally published in 1987, acclaimed writer Maria Thomas vividly portrays the experiences of American expatriates in Africa, as well as the lives of ordinary Africans, from many points of view.
Synopsis
“Some fine writer . . . Waugh rewired for the 80s.”—Raymond Sokolov,
The Wall Street Journal
“She has a gift.”—Los Angeles Times
“Impressive.”—Chicago Tribune
“Her stories will do more than a score of Newsweek magazine cover stories to explain Africa and its relationship with the 20th century.”—Houston Post
“Very often funny, very often wise.”—The Plain Dealer
“Compassionate and haunting.”—The Baltimore Sun
In this collection of fourteen short stories, originally published in 1987, acclaimed writer Maria Thomas vividly portrays the experiences of American expatriates in Africa, as well as the lives of ordinary Africans, from many points of view.
Synopsis
Vividly portrays the expatriate experience in Africa
About the Author
Maria Thomas wrote three books: Antonia Saw the Oryx First (1987), Come to Africa and Save Your Marriage (1987), and African Visas (1991), all originally published by Soho Press. She died in a plane crash in Ethiopia in 1989 while accompanying a Texas congressman on a mission to a refugee camp.