Run Rhino Run
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Elspeth Huxley Boeken
Elspeth Huxley was een productief auteur wiens werken diep geworteld waren in haar uitgebreide ervaringen in koloniaal Kenia. Haar schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door een diepgaande betrokkenheid bij de Afrikaanse ontwikkeling en een doordachte verkenning van zowel het leven van kolonisten als dat van de inheemse bevolking. Huxley navigeerde behendig tussen fictie en non-fictie, met een publicatiecarrière die meer dan zestig jaar overspande. Met een achtergrond in landbouw en journalistiek werd ze een belangrijke vertolker van Afrika voor de buitenwereld, terwijl ze tegelijkertijd de inherente beperkingen van zo'n rol erkende. Haar geschriften worden gewaardeerd om hun genuanceerde weergave van interculturele dynamiek, ondanks latere kritiek op houdingen die typerend waren voor haar generatie en koloniale identiteit.
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
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"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
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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
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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.
