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The narrative explores Julia Blackburn's journey to the Karoo region of South Africa, where she investigates the ancestral lands of the persecuted /Xam people. In the 19th century, facing cultural extinction, they contributed to the Bleek-Lloyd Archive, a collection of 60,000 pages capturing their language, dreams, and traumas. This archive serves as a vital record of their worldview, emphasizing their belief that "all things were once people," offering a profound insight into a nearly lost way of life.
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Dreaming the Karoo, Julia Blackburn
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- Released
- 2022
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- Title
- Dreaming the Karoo
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Julia Blackburn
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN10
- 1787332179
- ISBN13
- 9781787332171
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Travel, Autobiographies & Memoirs, South Africa
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- The narrative explores Julia Blackburn's journey to the Karoo region of South Africa, where she investigates the ancestral lands of the persecuted /Xam people. In the 19th century, facing cultural extinction, they contributed to the Bleek-Lloyd Archive, a collection of 60,000 pages capturing their language, dreams, and traumas. This archive serves as a vital record of their worldview, emphasizing their belief that "all things were once people," offering a profound insight into a nearly lost way of life.