Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paul Theroux (Paperback, 2003)
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In this title, Paul Theroux sets off for Cape Town from Cairo - the hard way. An account of Paul Theroux's ultimate "safari", from Cairo to Capetown. 35,000 copies sold in hardback. Undoubtedly one of the biggest travel books of the year.
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Dark Star Safari is Paul Theroux's now classic account of a journey from Cairo to Cape Town. Travelling across bush and desert, down rivers and across lakes, and through country after country, Theroux visits some of the most beautiful landscapes on earth, and some of the most dangerous. It is a journey of discovery and of rediscovery -- of the unknown and the unexpected, but also of people and places he knew as a young and optimistic teacher forty years before. Safari in Swahili simply means journey , and this is the ultimate safari. It is Theroux in his element -- a trip where chance encounter is everything, where departure and arrival times are an irrelevance, and where contentment can be found balancing on the top of a truck in the middle of nowhere. Praise for Paul Theroux- 'Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged' Observer 'One needs energy to keep up with the extraordinary, productive restlessness of Paul Theroux ... He is the most gifted, most prodigal writer of his generation' Jonathan Raban 'Always a terrific teller of tales and conjurer of exotic locales, he writes lean prose that lopes along at a compelling pace' Sunday Times Paul Theroux's books include Dark Star Safari, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Elephanta Suite, A Dead Hand, The Tao of Travel and The Lower River. The Mosquito Coast and Dr Slaughter have both been made into successful films. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140281118
eBay Product ID (ePID)86687403
Product Key Features
Book TitleDark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicConsultation, Travel Writing
TypeTextbook
AuthorPaul Theroux
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight351 g
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPaul Theroux
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- 05 May, 2021
Excellent Travel Saga
This is a good read by an author who looks deep into each culture.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Jul, 2023
Amazing stories
Excellent productVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Nov, 2021
Interesting
Book as expected.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 May, 2021
Armchair Travelling
You live the journey along side PaulVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Nov, 2016
Our Book Club read did not enjoy, not my cup of tea.
Just struggle with travel books prefer fiction.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
