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Category: Africa

Africa / Paul Theroux / Travel Writing

Dark Star Safari, Paul Theroux

This book is simply magnificent. All of Theroux’s travel books that I’ve read have been engaging, but this one stands out above the rest for me. The premise here is simple: Theroux wants to travel overland through Africa, from Cairo to Cape Town. The cultural, geographical, and political contrasts he experiences are all brought to… Read More

Posted 18 years ago December 16, 2004
By Jonathan Turton
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Africa / Travel Writing

Muddling Through in Madagascar, Dervla Murphy

It’s hard to reconcile the Madagascar of Murphy’s 1985 travels with the tales of dispute verging on civil war that have been emerging from the country in mid-2002. The ravaging effects of the recent disputed election are at odds with the relaxed, apolitical country that Murphy presents. But 15 years is a long time, and… Read More

Posted 18 years ago June 25, 2004
By Oliver Ralph
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Africa / Travel Writing

Venture to the Interior, Laurens van der Post

Do not start reading this book while flying. I’d just launched into Chapter 3 when my flight was called. Chapter 3 is where van der Post stops explaining why he feels he has one foot in Africa and one in Europe, and starts describing his appalling series of flights from London to Nairobi. Not for… Read More

Posted 18 years ago January 29, 2004
By Jonathan Turton
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