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Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Contributor(s): Bell, Gavin (Author)
ISBN: 0349112614     ISBN-13: 9780349112619
Publisher: Abacus (UK)
OUR PRICE:   $15.26  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2001
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Africa - Republic Of South Africa
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
Dewey: 916
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.9" W x 7.6" (0.50 lbs) 314 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
- Cultural Region - Southern Africa
 
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Publisher Description:
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.