Dr. Schweitzer of Lambaréné (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Norman Cousins
- First Published: 1960
- Time of Work: 1957
- Setting: Lambaréné, French Equatorial Africa (later Gabon)
- Principal Characters: Albert Schweitzer, Clara Urquhart, Henry Nxumalo, Margaret van der Kreek, Norman Cousins
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: 1950’s, Africa or Africans, Traveling or travelers, Authors or writers, Autobiography, Doctors, Jungles or rain forests, Biography, Hospitals, Pacifism
- Locales: French Equatorial Africa, Gabon
Form and Content
In Dr. Schweitzer of Lambaréné, Norman Cousins tells the story of his visit to Albert Schweitzer in Africa. During this visit, Cousins accomplished the two goals he had for the trip: He helped persuade Schweitzer to make a public statement against nuclear weapons, and he gained Schweitzer’s permission for him and Clara Urquhart to photograph Schweitzer’s unpublished manuscripts so duplicates would exist if the originals were damaged. The visit affected both Schweitzer and Cousins. Before the visit, Cousins knew Schweitzer as a legend: a...
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