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THE COVENANT: generations of people who forge a new world in a story of adventure and heroism, love and loyalty, cruelty and betrayal.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
...Where one could commit crimes for the love of the land,
By Moi (Kirkland, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Covenant (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a masterpiece. A masterpiece of history bur also a masterpiece of human nature. Often, in a 1200 pages book, the author loses himself (and us) with useless details. Not in this one. Each page conveys the essence of that book: The Love of The Land.One would think that Michener came from South Africa since he depicts that love with such purity and such passion. He also sucessfully avoided falling into the trap of taking side which, when you write on such a contreversial country, is very tempting. You will discover South Africa and learn to love it, even if you never have set foot in Africa or never particularly cared about that region. This is how powerful this book is. Learn to love that land through the eyes of the Nxumalos, a family of Zulus who emigrated south thousands of years ago to find food and adored the land in all of nature's expressions. See it also through the destiny of the Van Doorns, a dutch family who, exploited through many generations by a country ran by the sense of business, returned to the fondamental values of god and the soil and made this land theirs, convinces that god granted them this new Eden. Finally, follow the Saltwoods, A family of English noblemans who after wondering what Britain presence should be in South Africa became part of that intricate cultural web. No race or culture is evil, history dictates what we are and will be. Passing on that book is passing on a great opportunity to understand the complex history of a country rich in emotions but also in understanding the events that led to the Appartheid and racial tensions in South Africa. Mr. Michener, while you are there, write us an history of the paradise !!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Michener - the consummate "citizen of the world",
By Stuart Kelly (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Covenant (Mass Market Paperback)
It isn't easy to sum up the South African story in a few pages. As a South African I've had to suffer an endless litany of populist garbage published on the back of my country's "flashpoint" status since the 1990s.It's even harder for an outsider to fully fathom the bitter legacy which drove the two great tribes of southern Africa on a path towards war and reconciliation. But Michener, the consummate "citizen of the World", has again hit the nail on the head. Michener has an unerring feel for the birth of nations. He proved it first in "Hawaii" but, for me, "The Covenenant" is his greatest accomplishment. The story of the pioneering Afrikaners and their clash with the proud Zulu empire ranks as one of the all-time great "historical bookmarks" - and there's no one better to tell the tale. I'm glad you came along, Mr Michener.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Story of conflict between Zulu, Afrikaaner & English.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Covenant (Mass Market Paperback)
THE COVENANT is a very atypical Michener novel. While the historical perspective of a vast, undiscovered land ( i.e. HAWAII, ALASKA) is vintage Michener, the pain and passion of his characters is handled in an almost dispassionate way as though the author was aware of the controversy surrounding this troubled land.I was saddened by the inevitability of the conflict between the native Zulu's and and the "crusading" Voortrekker Afrikaaners. I think that I better understand the impact that English rule had upon this land. Like CARIBBEAN, COVENANT tells the story of a racially troubled area and the beliefs of the courageous people that struggled to survive and make a life for themselves in a wildly dangerous, but beautiful land.
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