In the Shadow of the Dragon's Back

In the Shadow of the Dragon's Back
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9781683150121
ISBN-13 : 1683150120
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Book Synopsis In the Shadow of the Dragon's Back by : Rachel Odhner Longstaff

Download or read book In the Shadow of the Dragon's Back written by Rachel Odhner Longstaff and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the story of a young American girl living in South Africa during the early years of Apartheid (1948-1960). One of six children of a Swedenborgian minister who was sent to South Africa to establish a theological school for Africans, the author reaches back into this unique time and place in an effort to rediscover the culture that influenced her own adult attitudes. Rather than following a strictly chronological format, the story is laid out in a series of verbal snapshots, supported by photographs. Family life, experienced through the eyes of a child living in a complex environment, contrasts with the lives of those who were impacted by the institutionalized racism of apartheid. Examples of the Acts of Apartheid at the end of each chapter include news articles, interviews, and commentary. Deep childhood fears of some unnamed threat are represented by home invasions, wildfires, and the cry of a hyena in the mountains. The mountains are dangerous, they present a great barrier, but they can be conquered. After returning permanently to America as a teenager¿through a confusing and sometimes painful process of discussion and observation¿the author uncovers those artifacts of the past that inform her place in the world today.


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