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The narrative explores Julia Blackburn's journey to the Karoo region of South Africa, where she investigates the ancestral lands of the persecuted /Xam people. In the 19th century, facing cultural extinction, they contributed to the Bleek-Lloyd Archive, a collection of 60,000 pages capturing their language, dreams, and traumas. This archive serves as a vital record of their worldview, emphasizing their belief that "all things were once people," offering a profound insight into a nearly lost way of life.
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Dreaming the Karoo, Julia Blackburn
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- Pubblicato
- 2022
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- Titolo
- Dreaming the Karoo
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Julia Blackburn
- Editore
- Vintage Publishing
- Pubblicato
- 2022
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 304
- ISBN10
- 1787332179
- ISBN13
- 9781787332171
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Mappe e viaggi, Storie vere, Biografie, Viaggi, Autobiografie e memorie, Repubblica del Sudafrica
- Valutazione
- 3,75 su 5
- Descrizione
- The narrative explores Julia Blackburn's journey to the Karoo region of South Africa, where she investigates the ancestral lands of the persecuted /Xam people. In the 19th century, facing cultural extinction, they contributed to the Bleek-Lloyd Archive, a collection of 60,000 pages capturing their language, dreams, and traumas. This archive serves as a vital record of their worldview, emphasizing their belief that "all things were once people," offering a profound insight into a nearly lost way of life.