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Fading Footprints - In Search Of South Africa's First People (Paperback) Loot Price: R278
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Fading Footprints - In Search Of South Africa's First People (Paperback): Jose Manuel de Prada-Samper

Fading Footprints - In Search Of South Africa's First People (Paperback)

Jose Manuel de Prada-Samper

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"That summer afternoon, I had no way of knowing the book would radically alter my existence. Yet that proved to be the case."

So writes folklorist José Manuel de Prada-Samper about a chance discovery more than thirty years ago of an obscure book called Specimens of Bushman Folklore in a second-hand bookshop in England.

Part historical detective story, part memoir, Fading Footprints traces the author’s journey into the magical folklore of the /xam hunter-gatherers of the Upper Karoo. Through archival research and on field trips in South Africa, De Prada-Samper is able to humanise the /xam as he delves into the work and lives of researchers William Bleek and Lucy Lloyd, who recorded the stories of San prisoners in Cape Town in the late 1800.

The author learns that many are still told to this day by farm workers in forgotten corners of the Northern Cape and that, contrary to common belief, the culture and traditions of South Africa’s first people are still alive.

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Imprint: Jonathan Ball Publishers
Release date: March 2025
Authors: Jose Manuel de Prada-Samper
Dimensions: 234 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 978-1-77619-423-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > African history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > History of specific groups
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > History > African history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > History of specific groups
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 1-77619-423-3
Barcode: 9781776194230

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