Description
Paul Theroux returns to Africa in this searching, vividly observed travelogue, journeying north from Cape Town through South Africa and Namibia toward Angola. Along the way, he encounters landscapes marked by colonial history, political change, economic hardship, and the complex realities of postindependence life—far from the usual tourist routes. Traveling alone, Theroux combines sharp wit, atmospheric prose, and unsparing self-examination as the hardships of the journey challenge his expectations and purpose. The result is an engrossing portrait of a continent in transition and a candid meditation on travel, aging, and the limits of exploration.
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paperback
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Published Jan 1, 2013
373 pages
ISBN: 9780547999258
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First Published
2013
Language
eng
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