| Description |
371 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Contains bibliographic references (pages 368-371) |
| Summary |
"Moses, a Zulu baby discovered on a riverbank, and Daniel, the son of white missionaries, are raised as brothers on the Umzinyathi mission in 19th century Zululand, South Africa. As an infant, Daniel narrowly escapes an attack by a rhino and develops an intense corporeal connection to animals which challenges the religious dogma on which he is raised. Despite efforts by his adoptive mother to raise the boys as equals, Moses feels like an outsider to both white and Zulu society, and seeks certainty in astronomy and science. Only through each other do the brothers find a sense of belonging. At Umzinyathi, Moses and Daniel are cushioned from the harsh realities of the expanding colony in neighboring Natal--where ancient spiritualism is being demonized, vast natural beauty faces rampant destruction, and the wealth of the colonizer depends on the engineered impoverishment of the indigenous. But when they leave the mission to work on a relative's sugar estate and accompany him on a hunting safari, the boys are thrown into a world that sees their bond as a threat to the colonial order, and must confront an impossible choice: adapting to what society expects of them or staying true to each other"--Back cover. |
| Subject |
Zululand (South Africa) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Settler colonialism -- Fiction.
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Racism -- Fiction.
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Brothers -- Fiction.
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Missionary settlements -- Fiction.
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781946395764 (paperback) |
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1946395765 (paperback) |
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