Dark star safari · overland from Cairo to Cape Town

Dark star safari · overland from Cairo to Cape Town
Authors
Theroux, Paul
Publisher
Mariner Books
Tags
paul , theroux , travel
ISBN
9780618446872
Date
2002-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.71 MB
Lang
en
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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 mediation on the history, politics, and beauty of Africa and its people.

In a new postscript, Theroux recounts the dramatic events of a return to Africa to visit Zimbabwe.