A RAINBOW IN THE NIGHT
Book ID/图书代码： 06814008B28040
English Summary/英文概要： April 6, 1652, a boatload of Dutch gardeners disembark at the southernmost tip of Africa to grow vegetables that would prevent the sailors of the Dutch East India company from succumbing to scurvy. These men were charged to turn their back to the continent, and entertain no ambitions of colonial conquest, yet they and the immigrants who would join them soon defied not only the will of their patrons in Amsterdam, but the land itself—inhabited by savage animals, disease-carrying insects, and of course, native peoples—to penetrate to the heart of the continent. They would write the first chapter in the history of a nation that did not yet exist: South Africa.
Convinced by their strict Calvinist faith that they were among the elect, chosen by God to rule over the world, these first colonists would, over time, take on the black tribes, fortune-hunters in search of diamonds and gold, and the scarlet-clad regiments of Queen Victoria.
Based on three years of research, A RAINBOW IN THE NIGHT chronicles these men and women—famous and obscure, white and black, European and African—who have, with their blood and tears, brought to life the South Africa which is today known as the “Rainbow Nation.”
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1652年，一艘瞒着荷兰园丁的船停靠在非洲的最南部。由于长期没有食用蔬菜，很多人都得上了坏血症，为了不让病情蔓延下去，派了很多园丁去那里种些蔬菜。他们被派遣到这片未知大陆，没有任何野心，但他们和移民很快违背了在阿姆斯特丹保护者的意愿。
通过三年的研究，本书记录了白人与黑人，欧洲人和非洲人，名人和无名小卒，他们是如何在彩虹王国南非开创新的生活。(Ruby)
Awards/获奖情况：Rights sold in France (Laffont), Spain (Planeta), and Italy (Saggiatore). DGLM controls U.K. and translation rights. 有更多相关资料请看附件。
About the Author/作者介绍： From international best-selling author Dominique Lapierre, author of City of Joy, co-author of such classics as O Jerusalem; Is Paris Burning?; and Freedom at Midnight, comes the epic story of the creation—and transformation—of a nation whose little-known history exemplifies humanity at its best and most abhorrent. An instant bestseller in France and Spain, soon to be released in Italy, A RAINBOW IN THE NIGHT has received widespread enthusiastic acclaim. His bestsellers have inspired major motion pictures, and they have been read by more than one hundred million readers around the world.
国际畅销书作者，他的作品广受好评。
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