Out of darkness, shining light : a novel
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2019.
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Central Library - Fiction - 1st Floor
Gappah, P.
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Gappah, P.
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Gappah, P.
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
303 pages : map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302).
Description
"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.
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Gappah's powerful novel of exploration and adventure in 19th-century Africa is the captivating story of the loyal men and women who carried explorer and missionary Dr. Livingstone's body, his papers, and maps, 1,500 miles across the continent of Africa, so his remains could be returned home to England and his work preserved there.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gappah, P. (2019). Out of darkness, shining light: a novel (First Scriber hardcover edition.). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gappah, Petina, 1971-. 2019. Out of Darkness, Shining Light: A Novel. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gappah, Petina, 1971-. Out of Darkness, Shining Light: A Novel Scribner, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gappah, Petina. Out of Darkness, Shining Light: A Novel First Scriber hardcover edition., Scribner, 2019.
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