Into the House of the Ancestors: Inside the New Africa
"Rich . . . fascinating." --The New York Times Book Review
"A master of eyewitness description and of the telling interview, [Maier] has unearthed Africa's hidden heroes and heroines." --Financial Times
"Maier has written a sensitive and complex narrative. . . . excellent descriptions of the lives and experiences of both ordinary and extraordinary individuals in different parts of Africa." --Richard Leakey, The Times (London)
"A remarkable book. . . . It is no easy task to articulate an intangible undercurrent in an area so geographically large and culturally diverse, but Maier has succeeded admirably. Maier gives us hope that [the Africans] can rebound and even thrive. Highly recommended." --Library Journal
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Book details
- Author
- Karl Maier
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 278
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- History › Africa
- Topics
- African history · sub-Saharan Africa · African politics · tradition and modernity · African studies · eyewitness journalism · contemporary Africa
- ISBN-13
- 9780471135470 (Hardcover)9780471295839 (Paperback)
About the author
KARL MAIER is an American journalist who served as Africa correspondent for The Independent of London for a decade and is the author of three books on Africa. His recent books include This House Has Fallen: Midnight in Nigeria, Into the House of the Ancestors: Inside the New Africa and Angola: Promises and Lies.
Maier has contributed articles to The Washington Post, The Economist, and The Christian Science Monitor, and later spent nearly two decades at Bloomberg News as a Middle East editor and Africa politics team leader.
When not writing, Maier has reported from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Angola, South Africa, and across the continent. His books draw directly on that experience covering Africa over many years.
Karl lives in Louisville, Kentucky.