Changing the History of Africa [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Author), David Deutschmann (Editor)

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About the Author

Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, and has published numerous works of fiction and nonfiction alike.

Product Details

• Paperback: 153 pages
• Publisher: Ocean Press; 1 edition (March 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1875284001
• ISBN-13: 978-1875284009
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,241,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > History > Africa > Namibia
  • #89 in Books > History > Africa > Angola

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for perspective, some flaws in the facts, February 21, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Changing the History of Africa (Paperback)

This book contains a selection of essays from various role-players in the Angolan/South African conflict, including the famous
essay by Nobel Prize-winner, Gabriel Garcia Marquez "Operation Carlota", and a few of "Fidel Castro's" speeches.

While a
lot of this is propaganda, it at least gives an impression of the war from the Cuban and Angolan perspective.

This book needs
to be read in conjunction with one of the books written from the South African perpective, such as the one by Fred Bridgland
"The War for Africa" and others, and you need to draw your own conclusions.

The human suffering that this war generated, is still a legacy
of the Southern African Continent, with the issue of the remaining landmines bringing this issue to the attention of the media once again, particularly with the visit of Lady Diana just recently.

For anyone who wishes to gain a balanced view of the progress of the war, as well as some of it's roots, this book is one of the
key elements to garnering that information.