The Lost Colours of the Chameleon
| Title | The Lost Colours of the Chameleon |
| Year for Search | 2008 |
| Authors | Langa, Mandla(b. 1950) |
| Pagination | 326 pp. |
| Date Published | 2008 |
| Publisher | Picador Africa |
| Place Published | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-77010-0848 |
| Keywords | Male author, South African author |
| Annotation | The novel is set in the fictitious country, Bangula, which was supposed to become a eutopia but is faced with all the usual problems of an ex-colony. Satire on the politics of developing nations set on an island after the founder, who had a vision of transforming the lives of the inhabitants, dies. |
| Info Notes | The novel won the 2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Best Book in Africa. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | South African author (b. 1950) and African National Congress leader who lived in exile from 1976. |
| Full Text | 2008 Llanga, Mandla (b. 1950). The Lost Colours of the Chameleon. Johannesburg, South Africa: Picador Africa. 326 pp. PSt The novel is set in the fictitious country, Bangula, which was supposed to become a eutopia but is faced with all the usual problems of an ex-colony. It won the 2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Best Book in Africa. It won the 2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Best Book in Africa. South African author and African National Congress leader who lived in exile from 1976 |
