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Literature & Fiction

Out of Darkness, Shining Light: A Novel

Out of Darkness, Shining Light: A Novel

ONE OF NPRâ€™S BEST BOOKS OF 2019

â€œEngrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative, Out of Darkness, Shining Light is a novel that lends voice to those who appeared only as footnotes in history, yet whose final, brave act of loyalty and respect changed the course of it. An incredible and important book by a masterful writer.â€ â€‹â€”Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing

â€œThis 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.â€ So begins Petina Gappah's powerful novel of exploration and adventure in nineteenth-century Africaâ€”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 colonizationâ€”the hypocrisy at the core of the human heartâ€”while celebrating resilience, loyalty, and love.
Country USA
Brand Scribner
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 55172240
ReleaseDate 2019-09-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781982110338

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