Out of darkness, shining light : (being a faithful account of the final years and earthly days of Doctor David Livingstone and his last journey from the interior to the coast of Africa, as narrated by his African companions, in three volumes) : a novel /
Gappah, Petina, 1971-
Out of darkness, shining light : (being a faithful account of the final years and earthly days of Doctor David Livingstone and his last journey from the interior to the coast of Africa, as narrated by his African companions, in three volumes) : a novel / Petina Gappah. - First Scribner hardcover edition. - 303 pages : map ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302).
"'This is how we carried out of Africa the poor broken body of Bwana Daudi, the Doctor, David Livingstone, so that he could be borne across the sea and buried in his own land.' So begins Petina Gappah's powerful novel of exploration and adventure in nineteenth-century Africa--the captivating story of the loyal men and women who carried explorer and missionary Dr. Livingstone's body, his papers and maps, fifteen hundred miles across the continent of Africa, so his remains could be returned home to England and his work preserved there. Narrated by Halima, the doctor's sharp-tongued cook, and Jacob Wainwright, a rigidly pious freed slave, this is a story that encompasses all of the hypocrisy of slavery and colonization--the hypocrisy at the core of the human heart--while celebrating resilience, loyalty, and love."--Provided by publisher.
9781982110338 1982110333 9781982110345 1982110341
40029465826
Simon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075 SAN 200-2442
2018055315
Livingstone, David, 1813-1873 --Fiction.
Livingstone, David, 1813-1873 --Death and burial--Fiction.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Fiction.
Africa--History--19th century--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Out of darkness, shining light : (being a faithful account of the final years and earthly days of Doctor David Livingstone and his last journey from the interior to the coast of Africa, as narrated by his African companions, in three volumes) : a novel / Petina Gappah. - First Scribner hardcover edition. - 303 pages : map ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302).
"'This is how we carried out of Africa the poor broken body of Bwana Daudi, the Doctor, David Livingstone, so that he could be borne across the sea and buried in his own land.' So begins Petina Gappah's powerful novel of exploration and adventure in nineteenth-century Africa--the captivating story of the loyal men and women who carried explorer and missionary Dr. Livingstone's body, his papers and maps, fifteen hundred miles across the continent of Africa, so his remains could be returned home to England and his work preserved there. Narrated by Halima, the doctor's sharp-tongued cook, and Jacob Wainwright, a rigidly pious freed slave, this is a story that encompasses all of the hypocrisy of slavery and colonization--the hypocrisy at the core of the human heart--while celebrating resilience, loyalty, and love."--Provided by publisher.
9781982110338 1982110333 9781982110345 1982110341
40029465826
Simon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075 SAN 200-2442
2018055315
Livingstone, David, 1813-1873 --Fiction.
Livingstone, David, 1813-1873 --Death and burial--Fiction.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Fiction.
Africa--History--19th century--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.