Nisa - The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman

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This book is the story of the life of Nisa, a member of the !Kung tribe of hunter-gatherers from southern Africa?s Kalahari desert. Told in her own words - earthy, emotional, vivid - to Marjorie Shostak, a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded, with Nisa?s collaboration, in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture, the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman...