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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Was R275.00Now R247.50(eB 2475)
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Country: United KingdomFormat: Audio CD
Publisher: Canongate Books LtdISBN: 9781847673282 Publication date: August 2008
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Was R275.00 Now R247.50
The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only 2 years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead. This news inspires an emotional odyssey for Obama, determined to learn truth of his father's life and reconcile his divided inheritance. The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead. This sudden news inspires an emotional odyssey for Obama, determined to learn the truth of his father's life and reconcile his divided inheritance. Written at the age of thirty-three, Dreams from My Father is an unforgettable read. It illuminates not only Obama's journey, but also our universal desire to understand our history, and what makes us the people we are. 'Obama's writing is characterised throughout by a graceful eloquence, a generosity of perception and spirit rare in young men of many gifts and charisma...here is a testimony for the ages.' Independent
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