Run Rhino Run
- 136pagine
- 5 ore di lettura
Elspeth Huxley Libri
Elspeth Huxley è stata una prolifica autrice le cui opere affondano le radici nelle sue estese esperienze nel Kenya coloniale. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da un profondo impegno nello sviluppo africano e da una riflessiva esplorazione della vita sia dei coloni che degli indigeni. Huxley si è mossa abilmente tra narrativa e saggistica, vantando una carriera editoriale che si estende per oltre sei decenni. Con un background in agricoltura e giornalismo, è diventata un'interprete significativa dell'Africa per il mondo esterno, pur riconoscendo i limiti intrinseci di tale ruolo. Le sue opere sono apprezzate per la loro sfumata rappresentazione delle dinamiche interculturali, nonostante le successive critiche verso atteggiamenti tipici della sua generazione e della sua identità coloniale.
Growing up in Kenya in the early twentieth century, brothers Matu and Muthegi are raised according to ancient customs of their Kikuyu heritage. However, their lives take a dramatic turn with the arrival of the 'red' strangers—sunburned Europeans intent on colonizing their homeland. As the brothers navigate the challenges posed by these newcomers, they confront the clash between tradition and the encroaching modern world, leading to profound changes in their identities and way of life. The story explores themes of cultural conflict, the impact of colonialism, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
The flame trees of Thika : memories of an African childhood
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
"In an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering settlers among the Kikuyu people, they built a house of grass, ate off a damask cloth spread over packing cases and discovered - the hard way - the world of the African."
In this sequel to The Flame of Thika, Elspeth Huxley takes up her story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. ' The Times 'What a marvellous writer. ' Financial Times
The Last of the Maasai
- 185pagine
- 7 ore di lettura
This exquisitely beautiful series of books portrays the cultures, landscapes, fauna, flora and history of an individual country with over 150 stunning photographs and well-written and knowledgeable text. To nineteenth-century Europeans, they were the "noblest savages, " an elite corps of painted and feathered warriors, strangely aristocratic in their disdain of other people's civilization. For the Maasai, nothing has proved an inducement to change during the last 100 years: not peace for war; money for cattle; nor cities and settlement for the plains and open boundaries of their land covering much of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Nine Faces of Kenya
- 450pagine
- 16 ore di lettura
In this marvelous anthology, Elspeth Huxley, our best and most popular writer on Africa, has drawn on her unparalleled knowledge of Kenya and its literature to present a fully rounded portrait of one of the most fascinating countries in the world. In nine sections focusing on exploration, travel, settlement, war, hunting, wildlife, environment, life-styles, and legend and poetry, using only first-hand accounts, she guides the reader through the story of Kenya from AD100 to the present with her characteristic candour and directness.
