A Rainbow in the Night, Dominique Lapierre Translated by Kathryn Spink
A Rainbow in the Night, Dominique Lapierre Translated by Kathryn Spink
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A Rainbow in the Night
The Tumultuous Birth of South Africa

Author: Dominique Lapierre; Translated by Kathryn Spink

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki; Directed by Gabrielle de Cuir

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/02/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

In 1652 a small group of Dutch farmers landed on the southernmost tip of Africa. Sent by the powerful Dutch India Company, their mission was simply to grow vegetables and supply ships rounding the cape. The colonists, however, were convinced by their strict Calvinist faith that they were among Gods Elect, chosen to rule over the continent. Their sagabloody, ferocious, and ferventwould culminate three centuries later in one of the greatest tragedies of history: the establishment of a racist regime in which a white minority would subjugate and victimize millions of blacks. Called apartheid, it was a poisonous system that would only end with the liberation from prison of one of the moral giants of our time, Nelson Mandela. A Rainbow in the Night is Dominique Lapierres epic account of South Africas tragic history and the heroic men and womenfamous and obscure, white and black, European and Africanwho have, with their blood and tears, brought to life the country that is today known as the Rainbow Nation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Apratim

Basically this is a history book where history of South Africa has been narrated in a very interesting way (from the Dutch conquest in 1652 to elections in 1994).Some points have been omitted like Namibia's independence and end of sporting boycott in1991(so I deducted one star).But all in all,Domini......more

Goodreads review by Elliot

This is an accessible history of South Africa written by a well-known French journalist. The history is more complex than I thought. I found myself sympathetic to the Dutch traders and farmers in the 17th and 18th centuries sought their fortune—and a quasi-religious calling—to settle what seemed to......more

Goodreads review by Sook

I don't know how to explain this book in a word. To be honest, I didn't know what to feel when I was reading this book. I can't believe this really happened in our history. This just seemed so surreal to me and I didn't want to believe this. Moreover, there were people that wanted to change this wor......more

Goodreads review by Beth

This book gave an engaging overview of the history of South Africa. I had only read two textbook paragraphs on the country before reading this book and found it to be a very readable introduction to a terrible chapter of our world's history. Quite a depressing read that ends on a good note. For some......more

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