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Orzowei
Orzowei is a 1955 novel by Italian writer Alberto Manzi. It is an anti-racist educational story set in Southern Africa. Adaptations of the novel include a movie ("Orzowei, il figlio della savana", 1976) and a popular TV series (1977).
Plot.
Isa is a white boy who is abandoned in the jungle somewhere in Southern Africa. He is found and adopted by an old couple of a Swazi tribe. Isa is somewhat isolated in the tribe because of his white skin
teachings help Isa put an end to the conflict, thereby beating his all-time enemy Mesei.
Adaptation.
The novel was first adapted as a movie in an Italian/German 1976 production entitled "Orzowei, il figlio della savana" ("Orzowei, son of the savannah"). In 1977, the TV-series "Orzowei" was aired on RAI 1 (Italy's primary national television) featuring Peter Marshall as Orzowei. The TV-series was very popular, partly due to a very successful