Vanishing Africa is the title of the 1982 English-language translation of German film director Leni Riefenstahl's Mein Afrika, a photographic book published in the same year in Germany. It was published by Harmony Books in the United States.

Vanishing Africa
AuthorLeni Riefenstahl
Original titleMein Afrika
IllustratorLeni Riefenstahl
LanguageEnglish (translated), German
GenreIllustrations
PublisherList (Germany)
Harmony (US)
Publication date
1982
Publication placeUnited States, Germany
Published in English
1982
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages232
ISBN0-517-54914-X
OCLC8587687
779/.99676 19
LC ClassDT365.19 .R53 1982
Preceded byKorallengärten 

Synopsis

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The pictures are evidence of Riefenstahl's work as a photographer in Africa. According to the book, Riefenstahl wanted to capture the African traditional way of life before it lost its "innocence" to the modern age.[1]

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