A rainbow in the night : the tumultuous birth of South Africa / Dominique Lapierre ; translated from French by Kathryn Spink ; with research assistance from Xavier Moro.

By:

Lapierre, Dominique

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2009.Edition: 1st Da Capo Press edDescription: ix, 288 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9780306818479 (hardcover) :
0306818477 (hardcover)

Uniform titles:

Arc-en-ciel dans la nuit. English

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DDC classification:

968 LAP 22

LOC classification:

DT1848 .L3713 2009

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Contents:

Maps. South Africa ; The great trek to conquer South Africa -- In search of a new promised land -- The Prime Minister's bulldozers -- Helen and Chris : two lights in the darkness -- "God bless Africa" -- Appendixes. What they became ; This was apartheid ; A brief chronology ; All that is not given is lost.

Summary: "A Rainbow in the Night" is Lapierre's epic account of South Africa's tragic history and the heroic men and women--famous and obscure, white and black--who have, with their blood and tears, brought to life the country that is today known as the Rainbow Nation.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-262) and index.

"A Rainbow in the Night" is Lapierre's epic account of South Africa's tragic history and the heroic men and women--famous and obscure, white and black--who have, with their blood and tears, brought to life the country that is today known as the Rainbow Nation.

Translation of: Un arc-en-ciel dans la nuit.

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