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Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown

By Paul Theroux

Book information

Publisher
Mariner Books
Year
2004
ISBN
0618446877, 9780618446872
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (2903084 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
496\0
Time added
2014-07-08 22:19:35

Description

In Dark Star Safari the wittily observant and endearingly irascible Paul Theroux takes readers the length of Africa by rattletrap bus, dugout canoe, cattle truck, armed convoy, ferry, and train. In the course of his epic and enlightening journey, he endures danger, delay, and dismaying circumstances.Gauging the state of affairs, he talks to Africans, aid workers, missionaries, and tourists. What results is an insightful meditation on the history, politics, and beauty of Africa and its people, and "a vivid portrayal of the secret sweetness, the hidden vitality, and the long-patient hope that lies just beneath the surface" (Rocky Mountain News). In a new postscript, Theroux recounts the dramatic events of a return to Africa to visit Zimbabwe.

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