The Shadow of the Sun [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Kapuscinski, Ryszard

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0679779078 ISBN 13: 9780679779070

Casa editrice: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2002

Riassunto

A moving portrait of Africa from the mid-twentieth century to the present describes the end of colonial rule, the early years of independence, the violent disintegration of such nations as Nigeria and Rwanda, and the social and political developments that transformed the continent, especially in the wake of the arrival of AIDS and the departure of white culture. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“A highly detailed, heartfelt, but unsentimental introduction to Africa’s afflictions and a quiet love song to its profound appeal.” —The Wall Street Journal, Ryszard Kapuscinski (Author of The Emperor)

"The penetrating intelligence of Mr. Kapuscinski's vision and his knack for a kind of crystallized descriptive writing have never been on better display. . . . A marvel of humane, sorrowful and lucid observation." —The New York Times

“[Kapuscinski] has explored that sliver of high, thinly populated ground on which journalism and literature are occasionally joined. . . . A wise, engaging close-up filled with faces, landscapes, rutted roads, and the daily perils of African life." —BusinessWeek

“[Kapuscinski's] great strengths are his style--candid, understated and slightly absurdist, veering into abrupt flights of lyricism on unexpected subjects--and his gift for picking out stories, that condense volumes of information into a single perfectly crafted passage." —The Washington Post

L'autore:

Ryszard Kapuscinski lives in Warsaw, Poland.

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• Editore: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0679779078
• ISBN 13: 9780679779070
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336