Tag Archives: Africa/General
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Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold
by Mark Cocker“Cocker has written a book on a broad subject, the kind that professional historians too rarely produce. . . . Rivers of Blood, Rivers…
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The Zanzibar Chest
by Aidan Hartley“An extraordinary and heartbreaking book, the finest account of a war correspondent’s psychic wracking since Michael Herr’s Dispatches, and the best white writing from Africa in many, many years.” —Rian Malan, author of My Traitor’s Heart…
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Where We Have Hope
by Andrew Meldrum“Gripping . . . Meldrum provides names, faces and photographs of the players involved. . . . His firsthand experience of the horrors adds…
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Walking the Nile
by Levison WoodAn account of the author’s pioneering walk along the length of the Nile, “an immense feat of endurance, a magnificent journey and a great…
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The Sword and the Cross
by Fergus Fleming“[A] searing story of France’s attempt to colonize the vast Sahara desert and of two unforgettable men who dedicated their lives to the effort….
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My Traitor’s Heart
by Rian Malan‘malan is bent on uncovering another level altogether of South African life, and he does so beautifully. . . . He sharply expands our…
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Mukiwa
by Peter Godwin“From time to time a book comes out of Africa that is so good it grips American readers by their hearts. This should be…
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Malaria Dreams
by Stuart Stevens“One of the funniest tales of misadventure to come along in quite a while. . . . Mr. Stevens has a wonderful eye for…