Dreaming the Karoo

Autor*innen

• Julia Blackburn

Parameter

• 304 Seiten
• 11 Lesestunden

• Autobiografien und Memoiren
• Biografien & Memoiren
• Karten & Reisen
• Reisen & Wandern
• Sachliteratur

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The narrative explores Julia Blackburn's journey to the Karoo region of South Africa, where she investigates the ancestral lands of the persecuted /Xam people. In the 19th century, facing cultural extinction, they contributed to the Bleek-Lloyd Archive, a collection of 60,000 pages capturing their language, dreams, and traumas. This archive serves as a vital record of their worldview, emphasizing their belief that "all things were once people," offering a profound insight into a nearly lost way of life.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Einband: Hardcover