African laughter : four visits to Zimbabwe
Tournier, Michel (, 1924-)
African laughter : four visits to Zimbabwe / Doris Lessing - New York : Harper Perennial , 1993, c1992. - 442 p. ; 22 cm.
Because Lessing grew up in Zimbabwe, she has drawn upon her African experiences in many of her writings, including Going Home (1957. o.p.), the story of her return to a land still ruled by a white minority. This time, she returns to an independent Zimbabwe in 1982 to be greeted by The Monologue: white complaints about black ineptitude. Subsequent trips in 1988 and 1989 focus on black frustration with the slowness of change (``Why can't Mugabe chief of state do anything about . . . ?'') as well as with corruption. A 1992 update ends the book on a somber note: economic decline, drought, and AIDS. This is quite a fascinating look at life in Zimbabwe from someone who has an intimate knowledge of the country.
9780060924331
Lessing, Doris May, 1919-
Zimbabwe----Description and travel
916.89 LES
African laughter : four visits to Zimbabwe / Doris Lessing - New York : Harper Perennial , 1993, c1992. - 442 p. ; 22 cm.
Because Lessing grew up in Zimbabwe, she has drawn upon her African experiences in many of her writings, including Going Home (1957. o.p.), the story of her return to a land still ruled by a white minority. This time, she returns to an independent Zimbabwe in 1982 to be greeted by The Monologue: white complaints about black ineptitude. Subsequent trips in 1988 and 1989 focus on black frustration with the slowness of change (``Why can't Mugabe chief of state do anything about . . . ?'') as well as with corruption. A 1992 update ends the book on a somber note: economic decline, drought, and AIDS. This is quite a fascinating look at life in Zimbabwe from someone who has an intimate knowledge of the country.
9780060924331
Lessing, Doris May, 1919-
Zimbabwe----Description and travel
916.89 LES
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