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The Lion Sleeps Tonight: And Other Stories of Africa by Rian Malan (Paperback / softback, 2013)

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Author: Rian Malan. Format: Paperback. Release Date: 12/11/2013. Missing Information?. Country/Region of Manufacture: US. Genre: History. Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press.

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Since its original publication twenty years ago Rian Malan s classic work of narrative nfiction My Traitor s Heart has earned its author comparisons to masters of literary nfiction like Michael Herr and Ryszard Kapuscinski. The Lion Sleeps Tonight is Malan s remarkable chronicle of South Africa s halting steps and missteps, taken as blacks and whites try to build a new country. Some of the essays previously appeared in a collection published only in South Africa, Resident Alien, but others are collected here for the first time. The collection comprises twenty-three pieces; the title story investigates the provenance of the world famous song The Lion Sleeps Tonight, which Malan traces back to a Zulu singer named Solomon Linda who recorded a song called Mbube in the 1930s, which went on to be covered by Pete Seeger, REM, and Phish, and was incorporated into the musical The Lion King. In other stories, Malan follows the trial of Winnie Mandela and plunges into the explosive controversy over President Mbeki s AIDS policies of the 1990s. The stories, combined with Malan s sardonic interstitial commentary, offer a brilliantly observed portrait of contemporary South Africa.

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Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN-10
0802121837
ISBN-13
9780802121837
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184134109

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Author
Rian Malan
Format
Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Language
English
Topic
Regional History

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Place of Publication
New York
Author Biography
Rian Malan was born in South Africa in 1954. He has pursued a 36-year career as a journalist in South Africa and the United States and is the author of My Traitor's Heart. He currently lives in South Africa.
Date of Publication
28/11/2013
Country of Publication
United States

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