Longing for Darkness - Hardcover

Beard, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0877017247 ISBN 13: 9780877017240

Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc, 1991

Synopsis

Isak Dinesen and the land and people she loved are nowhere so real and compelling as in Longing for Darkness, written by Dinesen's majordomo, Kamante, and now boasting a smart new cover. Readers familiar with Out of Africa may recognize many of the enchanting stories. These celebrated tales and others are retold here from Kamante's perspective and are enhanced with his own drawings and letters, Dinesen's words and snapshots, and photographs by Peter Beard. Writes Beard, "Over a period of 12 years, as if divesting himself of his possessions, Kamante put down the extra dimensions of truth which are at the heart of Out of Africa."

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Beard first visited Africa in 1955 when he began working n his expansive collection of articles and photographic essays. His books include Longing for Darkness a tribute to the life of Karen Blixen, The End of the Game, and Eyelids of Morning: The M

Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen, 1885-1962) is the author of Out of Africa and other classic works of literature.

Jacqueline Bouvier Onassis (1929-1996) discovered Longing for Darkness through her friend Peter Beard, and read the tales to her children.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Swahili

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0877017247
• ISBN 13: 9780877017240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1