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    A Study Guide for Derek Walcott's "A Far Cry from Africa"
    A Study Guide for Derek Walcott's "A Far Cry from Africa"
    A Study Guide for Derek Walcott's "A Far Cry from Africa"
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    A Study Guide for Derek Walcott's "A Far Cry from Africa"

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    A Study Guide for Derek Walcott's "A Far Cry from Africa," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateAug 19, 2016
    ISBN9781535816670
    A Study Guide for Derek Walcott's "A Far Cry from Africa"

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      A Far Cry from Africa

      Derek Walcott

      1962

      Introduction

      Derek Walcott’s A Far Cry from Africa, published in 1962, is a painful and jarring depiction of ethnic conflict and divided loyalties. The opening images of the poem are drawn from accounts of the Mau Mau Uprising, an extended and bloody battle during the 1950s between European settlers and the native Kikuyu tribe in what is now the republic of Kenya. In the early twentieth century, the first white settlers arrived in the region, forcing the Kikuyu people off of their tribal lands. Europeans took control of farmland and the government, relegating the Kikuyu to a subservient position. One faction of the Kikuyu people formed Mau Mau, a terrorist organization intent on purging all European influence from the country, but less strident Kikuyus attempted to either remain neutral or help the British defeat Mau

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