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The Prophet's Camel Bell : A Memoir of Somaliland by Margaret Laurence is a travel available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>In 1950, as a young bride, Margaret Laurence set out with her engineer husband to what was then Somaliland: a British protectorate in North Africa few Canadians had ever heard of. Her account of this voyage into the desert is full of wit and astonishment. Laurence honestly portrays the difficulty of colonial relationships and the frustration of trying to get along with Somalis who had no reason to trust outsiders. There are moments of surprise and discovery when Laurence exclaims at the beaut
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- Author
- Margaret Laurence
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780226923888
- Category
- travel
- Subjects
- Travel, History, Biography
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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