Friday, 26 September 2014

New book out soon - Zambia @ 50

This book has been long overdue. The attempt to piece together Zambia's history from various biographies and books on other topics has been difficult. This work presents an attempt to chronicle Zambia's history is a systematic fashion, and give landmark events their rightful place.



Written in a friendly style, the author doesn't pull any punches. The best and worst of the prominent figures in our history (including founding father Kenneth Kaunda) are all revealed, presenting us with real 3-dimensional people, and not the idolised or demonised myths we are told. If we cannot be honest about the good and bad in our history, how can we be truthful and practical in the present?

This is a frank historical work, where the writer is not afraid to present the best and worst. Anything else would not be a true account of history. For that I applaud the writer. Worth adding to your collection!