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Out of darkness, shining light / Petina Gappah.
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 African men and women who carried explorer and missionary Dr. Livingstone's body, his papers and maps, fifteen hundred miles across Africa, so his remains could be returned home to England and his work preserved there. Narrated by two of his attendants, Halima, the doctor's sharp-tongued cook, and Jacob Wainwright, Livingstone's rigidly pious secretary, the story winds through the continent in the time just before its colonization by European powers.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982110338 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 303 pages : map ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Being a faithful account of the final years and earthly days of Doctor David Livingstone and his last journey from the interior to the coast of Africa, as narrated by his African companions, in three volumes. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Livingstone, David, 1813-1873 > Fiction. Africa > History > 19th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 14 of 14 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Public Library | GAP (Text) | 35151001092360 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A sharp-tongued cook and a rigidly pious freed slave confront complicated race dynamics to join the followers of the late Dr. Livingstone on a 19th-century voyage from Africa to the doctorâs home in England. 150,000 first printing. Tour. - Simon and Schuster
WINNER OF THE 2020 CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE
ONE OF NPR's BEST BOOKS OF 2019
'Engrossing, 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.' ''Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing
'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.
