This was the Old Chief's Country

In this volume of African stories, Doris Lessing paints a portrait of the country in which she grew up. The cruelties of the white man toward the native, the English settlers, ill at ease, the gamblers and moneymakers searching for diamonds and gold, and the presence of Africa itself, its majestic beauty and timeless landscape - Doris Lessing draws them all together into a powerful, memorable vision.