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Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris

by Allin, Michael



  • Bookseller: Old Goat Books CA (CA)
  • Seller Inventory #: 1017470
  • Format: Softcover
  • Book condition: VG+.
  • Edition: 1st pb.
  • Binding: Paperback
  • ISBN 10: 0385334117
  • ISBN 13: 9780385334112
  • Publisher: Delta
  • Date published: 1999
  • Pages: 215 pages.
  • Size: 4.75 x 8.25 x 0.75 inches
  • Weight: 0.6 pounds

Description

Delta, 1999. 1st pb.. Softcover. VG+.. In 1826, a twelve-foot giraffe was walking across France. A gift from Mohammed Ali of Egypt, this "beautiful stranger" would become an object of adoration in France. Michael Allin looks beyond the fairy tale to reveal the complex web of politics, culture, religion and greed that fueled the phenomenon. B+W illustrations. Rubbing to spine edges. Trade Paperback





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Book summary

This true account of a Sudanese giraffe that was captured by Mohammed Alli and delivered to France in 1826 illustrates how two nations' religious, political, and cultural ideologies clashed, despite their mutual adoration for the 12-foot animal known as "Zarafa, the Beautiful Stranger."