{"product_id":"9788415374541","title":"THE FLAMBOYANTS OF THIKA","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTHE FLAMBOYANT TREES OF THIKA\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is a classic of travel literature and colonial memoir, recounting the childhood of Elspeth Huxley in early 20th-century Kenya. With vivid and detailed prose, the author reconstructs the experience of a young English girl who, in 1913, travels with her mother in an ox-cart to a farm on virgin land near Thika. The book offers a unique perspective on colonial life, the encounter with the wild, and the complex relationships between settlers and African communities, all during the same year that Karen Blixen arrived in Nairobi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative begins in 1913, when Elspeth Huxley, only six years old, sets out on an ox-cart journey from Nairobi to a remote farm near Thika. Through the child's eyes, the reader discovers the harshness and beauty of life on the Kenyan agricultural frontier: building the house, clearing the bush, planting crops, and the daily contact with wildlife and the Kikuyu people. The author weaves together family anecdotes, observations on nature, and reflections on cultural clash, creating an intimate and nostalgic portrait of a disappearing world. The title refers to the flamboyant trees, with their red flowers that define the landscape and the passage of time on the farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eChildhood and memory in the African colonial context.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe life of English settlers in Kenya at the beginning of the 20th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe encounter and coexistence with the Kikuyu culture and the wild.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe process of agricultural colonization and its challenges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNostalgia for a lost paradise and the transformation of the landscape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in travel literature, childhood memoirs, and historical accounts of Africa. It is especially recommended for those who enjoy the evocative narratives of authors like Karen Blixen (author of \u003ci\u003eOut of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e) and for those seeking a personal and detailed perspective on colonial life on the African continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn authentic and non-idealized vision of settler life in Kenya, narrated through the eyes of a child.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA valuable historical testimony regarding the early years of European settlement in the Kenyan highlands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-quality literary prose that combines landscape description with personal introspection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe opportunity to discover the work of a key author in English-language African literature, a contemporary of Karen Blixen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Huxley, Elspeth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ediciones del Viento, S.L.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autobiography: literary, modern and contemporary fiction, travel literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Viento Simún\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 2013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Flame Trees of Thika\u003c\/i\u003e is a work that transcends mere autobiographical narrative to become a literary and historical document of the highest order. Elspeth Huxley's ability to capture the essence of a time and place, combining childlike innocence with acute adult observation, establishes her as an essential voice within the narrative of Africa. For the contemporary reader, the book offers not only a captivating reading experience but also a window into a complex and fascinating world, narrated with honesty and sensitivity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EDICIONES DEL VIENTO, S.L.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407621120347,"sku":"9788415374541","price":22.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841537454.jpg?v=1781857959","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788415374541","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}