Just Before the Dawn: Tales of Late Colonial Africa by John C.Q. Roberts Paperba

Description: Just Before the Dawn by John C.Q. Roberts Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description JUST BEFORE THE DAWN is a snap-shot of four former African colonies as they approached independence at the end of the 1950s. Publisher Description JUST BEFORE THE DAWN is a snap-shot of four former African colonies as they approached independence at the end of the 1950s. It is also a travel book based on the authors experience and adventures whilst living and working at that time in Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Ruanda-Urundi (as they were then called) and Kenya. The book touches on those countries differing histories, both ancient and recent. It also offers the reminiscences of an elderly man pondering his first experiences of the worlds of work, and of love. The books leitmotif is dawn, along with its challenges: the coming dawn of change in those four countries, and in the authors personal life. Additionally, he describes the magnificent dawn he experienced while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, as seen on this cover. Some of the comments on the authors book on Russia: A calm and objective witness for the truth - John Le Carré It affords twin pleasures of content and style - a reader in France An excellent book - Lord Wright of Richmond, former Head of the Diplomatic Service A fascinating account of conflicts and tensions - The Church Times Extraordinarily observant - Andrei Voznesensky, poet Author Biography After reading Russian at Merton College, Oxford, John C Q Roberts worked in Africa and Europe with Shell International for four years. He then spent a decade teaching foreign languages at Marlborough College. From there, in 1974, he was recruited to an official public post in Russo-British cultural relations. An account of his two decades as Director of the Great Britain-USSR Association and the Britain-Russia Centre was the subject of his book Speak Clearly into the Chandelier. The author was awarded literary prizes in Russia following the appearance of his book there in translation. Details ISBN 139848539X ISBN-13 9781398485396 Title Just Before the Dawn Author John C.Q. Roberts Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 80 Publisher Austin Macauley Publishers GE_Item_ID:139399943; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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