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- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- ISBN: 0618446877
- WAPI (Tower ID): 101986946
- Release Date: April 5, 2004
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #70329 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #1791 in Travel Books (See Top 100 Travel Books Bestsellers)
- #23 in Africa (See Top 100 Africa Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionMore Books by Paul Theroux (Author)Run a Quick Search on "Dark Star Safari" by Paul Theroux to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Dark Star Safari"Browse more products related to "Paul Theroux"Review"Readers of Theroux know that on the road he is cranky. This gives his travel books their seasoning. Here he's especially vexed by those he calls 'the agents of virtue': aid workers mostly, white people usually....Next to agents of virtue, he disdains tourists....This disdain is as facile as it is tiresome...." "Engagingly written, sharply observed: another winner from Theroux." "A genius of the witty insult...Theroux regales us with the humor of ill humor, maintaining a tricky balance of crankiness, curiosity and charm....DARK STAR SAFARI howls with rage at the forgetting that lies beyond neglect, but the real specter haunting this book is old age. The author turns 60 during his trip, and to say he's tetchy about it is a wild understatement....In DARK STAR SAFARI, Theroux reports his first trip into the last leg of life's voyage, and sends back a brooding and apocalyptic report." Publisher's noteThe master travel writer provides an insightful account of his odysses down the length of Africa, from Cairo to South Africa, aboard a dilapidated bus, ancient train, and rusty steamer, describing the bad food, many delays, discomforts, and dangers of his trip , along with the colorful people and places of the real Africa. AnnotationNoted travel writer Paul Theroux travels back to Africa, where 40 years earlier he began his writing career, and tours the entirety of this immense country. In its descriptions and observations about the people the author meets along the way, DARK STAR SAFARI provides some perspective on America, as viewed through the eyes of those whose lives are radically impacted by many U.S. foreign policy initiatives. Along with pointed political commentary, Theroux offers readers a look at the daily life in bazaars, oases, and deserts, profiling the variety of inhabitants that dwell in these places. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. If You Enjoy "Dark Star Safari (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:
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