Somewhere Over The Rainbow: Travels in South Africa - Couverture souple

Bell, Gavin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0349112614 ISBN 13 : 9780349112619

Editeur : Abacus, 2001

Synopsis

Near the southern tip of Africa, there is a mountain that does a conjuring trick with the biggest tablecloth on earth. In a sacred forest near the Limpopo river, there is a bird that flies on wings of thunder, flashing lightning from its eyes and bearing rain in its beak. In between, there is a hauntingly beautiful land and millions of confused people. When Archbishop Desmond Tutu dubbed his native South Africa the 'Rainbow Nation', he conjured a vision of ethnic diversity and harmony in a country with eleven official languages, two national anthems, and a parliament that shuttled between two cities. As a foreign correspondent reporting on the last days of apartheid, Gavin Bell thought it was a brave image and wondered how long it would endure. A few years later, he returned to find out what had happened to Tutu's rainbow. In his travels he found a country at odds with itself, swinging between hope and despair, buoyed by a sense of freedom and haunted by a fear of violent crime. SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW is not only a fine travel book by an award-winning writer, it is a compelling portrait of a country in search of an identity. The leopard stories are good too.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

After working in a number of countries for Reuters and THE TIMES, Gavin Bell won the 1995 Thomas Cook Travel Award for IN SEARCH OF TUSITALA. He lives in his native Scotland and works as a journalist.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Somewhere Over the Rainbow is not only a fine travel book by an award-winning writer, it is a compelling portrait of a country in search of an identity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abacus
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0349112614
• ISBN 13: 9780349112619
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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