| An African Tale Contributor(s): Neru, Enna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1432723480 ISBN-13: 9781432723484 Publisher: Outskirts Press OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Children's & Young Adult Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.51 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Africa, the land of extremes, drought, floods, beauty, devastation, vibrant life and miserable death. Into this land are born two children with a shared destiny and two very different backgrounds. One from a rural village in the Okavango Delta Botswana, with mud huts, no electricity and no mod cons. The other from Gaborone the capital city with all its westernizations of cell phones, TV's, cars etc. They are descended from Ledimo a semi god who for centuries was immortal and controlled the weather. However as we enter into the modern age his power slowly starts to fade and he becomes mortal. The power is still there though contained in a simple stone in the shape of a tornado looking very much like a diamond. It has been decreed that there will be two children born at the same time who will be able to harness the power of the stone but only if they are in agreement with each other. Water is becoming an issue and there are powerful forces at work to control this resource. We meet talking geckos, friendly snakes, flying donkeys and a host of other creatures as we travel from the beginning of human time to the present day. |