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Out of Darkness, Shining Light (Paperback)
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Dr. Livingstone, I presume? Petina Gappah's second novel and her
fourth book in ten years is set in Africa in 1873. It fictionalises
the events following the death of explorer Dr David Livingstone
after his failed attempt to find the source of the Nile, inspired
by Herodotus. The novel imagines the journey taken by a dozen or so
of Livingstone's faithful servants and companions as they carry his
corpse across Africa for nine months. His heart is buried deep in
the African continent; his body is preserved in alcohol. The
funeral caravan seeks the port of Zanzibar, so that his remains can
be returned to Britain by sea for burial - but their journey is
fraught with incident and betrayal, peril and death. Narrated by
Halima - Livingstone's chef - and three of his servants and
disciples - Jacob, Chuma, and Susi - the novel tells a pre-colonial
story that is largely idealistic and Christian from a post-colonial
perspective. It is about slavery, loyalty, organised religion, and
superstitious belief; women in a world dominated by men and their
worldview; and the moment before the Europeans arrived in Africa
and brutally carved up the continent. 150 years on, their story
feels romantic, improbable, heroic and ultimately misguided; it has
the power of myth, yet feels utterly contemporary.
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