{"product_id":"9780060924331","title":"African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLessing, Doris\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/4\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly personal story of the eminent British writer returning to her African roots that is \"brilliant . . . [and] captures the contradictions of a young country.\" — New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich and penetrating portrait of Lessing's homeland, African Laughter recounts the visits she made to Zimbabwe in 1982, 1988, 1989, and 1992, after being exiled from the old Southern Rhodesia for 25 years for her opposition to the minority white government. Lessing uses memory and reminiscence with recent experience to depict a country in the process of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does a country look like a decade after revolution, through the eyes of an author who was once forbidden to return?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReturn from Exile:\u003c\/b\u003e After 25 years as a Prohibited Immigrant, Doris Lessing returns to the landscape of her youth, confronting the ghosts of Southern Rhodesia and the realities of a new nation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Nation in Transition:\u003c\/b\u003e Through four distinct visits spanning a decade, Lessing chronicles the immense social and political changes, triumphs, and contradictions of post-liberation Zimbabwe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSharp Political Commentary:\u003c\/b\u003e With an unflinching eye, Lessing examines the fault lines of race, the rise of a new ruling class, and the complex legacy of a long and bitter war.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Personal and Historical Record:\u003c\/b\u003e Blending intimate reminiscence of her past with keen-eyed reportage of the present, Lessing creates a deeply moving portrait of a people and a country finding their way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796933628159,"sku":"9780060924331","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780060924331_s600x595.jpg?v=1779896664","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780060924331","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}