6/30/2023 0 Comments Elephant Dance by Tammie Matson![]() ![]() So when, a month after the Second World War ends, two German officers erupt from the sea along the infamous Skeleton Coast, escaping from a crippled U-boat, they are arriving on friendly territory. But German influence has remained strong. ![]() The Land God Made In Anger – South West Africa-Namibia – has been governed by South Africa for decades, ever since German rule ended after the First World War. In this follow-up to her bestselling memoir Elephant Dance, Tammie takes on the black markets of Asia determined to make a difference and break the chains of rhino-horn poaching and the illegal ivory trade.Ĭrisscrossing South Africa – and further afield – in a quest to understand the land and continent of his birth – Malan does time with an extraordinary cast of characters: from vigilantes and outlaws to beauty queens and truckers from Sol Kerzner to Jackie Selebi from JM Coetzee to the last Afrikaner in Tanzania. Malan’s honesty, his unwavering support for the underdog, and the unique power of his prose, make him one of South Africa’s most important writers. Check out his suggestions below.įrom the jungles of Borneo, to the civil strife of Assam, to the black markets of Vietnam, Dr Tammie Matson continues her quest to help reduce the human-elephant conflict around the world. Tony Park recently stopped by to talk about his novel The Delta, but we couldn’t let him leave without asking about his reading recommendations for books on Africa. ![]()
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