The Ultimate Safari | Characters

The Bandits
So called by the government, the bandits raided the narrator’s village repeatedly, forced her and her family into hiding, and ultimately forced them into the long trek that takes up most of the story. The identity of the bandits is never revealed specifically, although they are presumed to be one of the Mozambique rebel factions supported by the South African government, trying to overtake the government by wreaking havoc in the rural areas.

The Daughter
A young girl of nine or ten when the story opens, the daughter, who is also the...


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