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Children of the Country - Coast to Coast Across Africa (Paperback, Main)
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Children of the Country - Coast to Coast Across Africa (Paperback, Main)
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Loot Price R556
Discovery Miles 5 560
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'Joseph Hone went to Zaire for the BBC. His aim was a series of
talks about crossing Africa from coast to coast, as Stanley had
done. That intention began, and ended, in Kinshasha... Having
fallen in love in boyhood with the idea of Africa, he had looked
for 'great liberating spaces', and found himself in a city from
which there was no escape without a private plane.' Guardian 'For
those who like to read, in comfort, about uncomfortable journeys,
frightful hotels, dreadful meals, and broken-down capitals, I
strongly recommend Children of the Country. The section on
Kinshasha, in particular, is both alarming and hilarious.' Richard
Cobb, Spectactor 'Books of the Year' 'A darkly coloured personal
odyssey.... Hone hopes to achieve some kind of perspective on his
unraveling marriage here in the landscape of his boyhood
fantasies... His ability to articulate his own reactions to the
landscape, combined with his precise notation of detail, lend his
narrative freshness and vitality.' Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
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