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	1.	Matthiessen, Peter African Silences (Vintage) Vintage June 30, 1992 Paperback From Publishers WeeklyA superb vicarious experience of Africa that provides a dazzling, if dismaying, report on the state of the environment. Map.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.From Library JournalMatthiessen's previous travels in Africa have been largely confined to theEast, described in The Tree Where Man Was Born ( LJ 12/1/72) and Sand Rivers ( LJ 3/1/81). In this account of three trips to Central and Western Africa, Matthiessen reports on the almost total devastation of wildlife in Senegal, Gambia, and the Ivory Coast and describes an exhibition searching for the rare Congo peacock and gorillas in the Virunga Mountains of Zaire. Matthiessen's disgust for the government, ruined landscape, and many of the people he found in these countries makes for uncomfortable reading. Especiallyengrossing is his ''African Silences'' chapter in which he accompanied ecologist David (Jonah) Western to the Central African Republic, Gabon, and Zaireto survey populations of the forest elephant and visit the Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Forest. Matthiessen's delight in the Mbuti and his cautious optimism about the effects of the recent ban on ivory trafficking somewhat softens his otherwise grim message about the fate of the people and wildlife of Africa. Recommended for college and public libraries. Previewed in PrepubAlert, LJ 3/15/91.- Beth Clewis, J. Sar geant Reynolds Community Coll. Lib., Richmond, Va.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Price: 10.66 GBP
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