The Lonely African

by Colin M. Turnbull

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Shows how the problems of transition reach down into the very depths of African society, into the souls of individuals creating conflict and loneliness in all.

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I first read this book about twenty some years ago, before I had ever met anyone from Africa. When I did meet AFrican students in college, it seemed to me that Turnbull had described something vital about their experience. (

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