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Lädt ... Out in the Midday Sun: My Kenya (1985)von Elspeth Huxley
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Elspeth Huxley was a journalist who grew up in Kenya and became a major chronicler of the "Settler" or European point of view on Kenyan history. Her earlier memoir, "Flames Trees of Thika" records her childhood on a settler farm and is charming mainly for its vivid descriptions and for her ability to express a child's confused perspective on the adult prejudices and actions she witnessed. "Out in the Midday Sun" covers Huxley's more adult impressions of Kenya. While she focuses on her trip to Kenya in the 30's to write a biography of Lord Delamere, she ranges widely over the people and situations of the European community in Kenya. As always her descriptions of Kenya vibrate with clear writing and her love of the country. I really enjoyed another perspective on local history. Nonetheless, I think this book would have limited appeal for those who are less than fanatical about Kenyan history. Zeige 5 von 5 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"Elspeth Huxley captivated readers throughout the world with her 'memories of an African childhood' in THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA and THE MOTTLED LIZARD. In this final volume of her trilogy she tells the story of her adult life in Africa, in which the vigorously evoked personalities - from the pioneer Lord Delamere and Baroness Blixen to Jomo Kenyatta - blend with her supurb description of the social, cultural and political upheavals of the time. 'An accomplished story-teller, she weaves anecdotes, character sketches, political history together without losing her thread or the readers momentum. ' SUNDAY TIMES 'She evokes it all lovingly but astringently, especially the glittering, often scandelous life of the young aristocrats who lived in Happy Valley. ' DAILY EXPRESS" Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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One thing I found odd, and failed to mention about the previous two books although it was a constant feature there. She refers to her parents and her husband by their first names, and never once introduces who they are. The first time they’re mentioned on the page, it’s just something like 'Gervas met me at the station' but the reader is never told what their relationship is. This really threw me off in the first book, written from her childhood perspective and constantly calling her mother Nellie, it took me along while to realize this was her parent! Here the same, she leaps right into telling what’s happening sometimes without alerting the reader to who all the people are, or framing the incident or place in any way, so I was left mentally floundering a few times. Perhaps I just wasn’t paying enough attention? but I don’t think so. One of those writers who just seems to assume you know all the broader details around their circumstances already. I don’t need all the things spelled out for me, but this seemed a bit lacking in that regard. ( )