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100	1		_aTournier, Michel _d(, 1924-)
245	1	0	_aAfrican laughter _b: four visits to Zimbabwe _c/ Doris Lessing
260			_aNew York _b: Harper Perennial _c, 1993, c1992.
300			_a442 p. _c; 22 cm.
520			_aBecause 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.
650		4	_aLessing, Doris May, 1919-
651		4	_aZimbabwe _x--Description and travel
942			_cMO
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