The Beginning: Collision, Ghana, 1958 |
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| Authors: | Kapuscinski, Ryszard |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | HIS049000, TRV002000, HIS001000 |
| ISBN: | 9781101972557, Related ISBNs: 1101972556, 9781101972557 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 48, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: A Vintage Shorts Travel Selection
As British rule came to an end in Ghana, Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski journeyed to the country to witness the birth of a new republic.
Here Kapuscinski shares stories and insights about the time he spent crisscrossing Ghana in 1957. From meeting with the charismatic Kofi Baako, then Minister of Education and Information, to discussing witchcraft and clan structures with a fellow reporter in Kumasi, Kapuscinski investigates what it means to be Ghanaian at a time of immense change and upheaval. Rich with anecdotes and honesty, selection from his travelogue The Shadow of the Sun is a remarkable firsthand account into the sights and sounds of Ghana.
An eBook short.
As British rule came to an end in Ghana, Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski journeyed to the country to witness the birth of a new republic.
Here Kapuscinski shares stories and insights about the time he spent crisscrossing Ghana in 1957. From meeting with the charismatic Kofi Baako, then Minister of Education and Information, to discussing witchcraft and clan structures with a fellow reporter in Kumasi, Kapuscinski investigates what it means to be Ghanaian at a time of immense change and upheaval. Rich with anecdotes and honesty, selection from his travelogue The Shadow of the Sun is a remarkable firsthand account into the sights and sounds of Ghana.
An eBook short.
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