Sanders Of The River

Commissioner Sanders is called upon by the British Government “to keep a watchful eye upon some quarter of a million cannibal folk, who ten years before had regarded white men as we regard the unicorn.” Written when world powers were vying for colonial honor, Sanders of the River encapsulates the beliefs and assumptions that motivated such quests. There is religious palava, raiding palava, and all the while, Bosambo, magnificent chief of the Ochori, watches on.

Comisarul Sanders este chemat de guvernul britanic „sa urmareasca cu atentie un sfert de milion de oameni canibali, care cu zece ani inainte ii priveau pe barbatii albi asa cum ii privim pe unicorn”. Scris cand puterile mondiale se luptau pentru onoarea coloniala, Sanders of the River incapsuleaza credintele si presupunerile care au motivat astfel de cautari.