One dry season
Caroline Alexander
The author's travel account of her exploration in equatorial Africa, retracing the journey made in 1895 by Mary Kingsley.
Read Time: ~4.4 hr
Dateline Soweto
by William Finnegan (1995)
About this book
Dateline Soweto follows the working lives of a small group of black South African reporters, brave men and women caught in the crossfire between their communities, the police, and their white editors during the great anti-apartheid uprising of the late 1980s. A new preface and epilogue, reported during the historic 1994 elections, bring the story up to date.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreDateline Soweto Lead Character
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