The Train from Rhodesia (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Nadine Gordimer
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The mid-twentieth century
- Setting: Southern Africa
- Principal Characters: The wife, Her husband, A local artist
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Husbands, Wives, Africa or Africans, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Art or artists, Marriage, Trains, South Africa or South Africans, Railroads
- Locales: Africa
The Story
When a train from Rhodesia stops briefly at a station, its wheels are checked, bread is delivered to the stationmaster's wife, malnourished animals and poor children approach the train for handouts, and artisans walk alongside the train's windows, hoping to sell their crafts to the passengers.
The focus soon is on a young woman (the wife) leaning out a corridor window asking to see a lion, beautifully carved by a vendor. The lion is described minutely, its detail revealing the care and love of the artisan. The young husband joins his wife as she admires the...
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