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South From the Limpopo by Dervla Murphy

Name: South From the Limpopo by Dervla Murphy
Brand: Fehmerling Books
SKU: 0879519487
Price: 26.00 USD
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ISBN: 9780879519483

South From the Limpopo by Dervla Murphy

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Book Specifications

Format: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Overlook Books (1999)
Length: 432 pages
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780879519483
LCCN: 99010486
OCLC: 40631796

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A Masterful 1999 Solo Cycling Travelogue Across Post-Apartheid South Africa

At sixty-two years old, legendary Irish travel writer Dervla Murphy pedaled six thousand miles through South Africa during its historic transition toward democratic elections in the mid-1990s. Traveling without support, Murphy bedded down in volatile urban townships, wealthy suburbs, and isolated rural outposts.

Her journal logs candid conversations across a broad cross-section of society—including Zulu traditionalists, Afrikaner farmers, Xhosa activists, and squatter camp residents—producing a high-density human record of a nation undergoing rapid political transformation.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Dervla Murphy brings unyielding physical grit and empathetic field reporting to post-apartheid South Africa. A foundational volume for fans of solo cycling travelogues, African political history, and classic travel literature.

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