Theroux is at his best when he tells people's] stories, happy and
sad . . . Theroux's great mission had always been to transport us
beyond that reading chair, to challenge himself--and thus, to
challenge us. -- Boston Globe
A decade ago, Paul Theroux's best-selling Dark Star Safari
chronicled his epic overland voyage from Cairo to Cape Town,
providing an insider's look at modern Africa. Now, with The Last
Train to Zona Verde, he returns to discover how both he and Africa
have changed in the ensuing years.
Traveling alone, Theroux sets out from Cape Town, going north
through South Africa, Namibia, then into Angola, encountering a
world increasingly removed from tourists' itineraries and the hopes
of postcolonial independence movements. After covering nearly 2,500
arduous miles, he cuts short his journey, a decision he chronicles
with unsparing honesty in a chapter titled What Am I Doing Here?
Vivid, witty, and beautifully evocative, The Last Train to Zona
Verde is a fitting final African adventure from the writer whose
gimlet eye and effortless prose have brought the world to
generations of readers.
Everything is under scrutiny in Paul Theroux's latest travel
book--not just the people, landscapes and sociopolitical realities
of the countries he visits, but his own motivations for going where
he goes . . . His readers can only be grateful. -- Seattle Times
If this book is proof, age has not slowed Theroux or encouraged
him to rest on his achievements . . . Gutsy, alert to Africa's
struggles, its injustices and history. -- San Francisco Chronicle
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