- Paperback: 253 pages
- Publisher: Saqi Books (12 May 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0863567185
- ISBN-13: 978-0863567186
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 13.6 x 1.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 902,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'The funniest history book I've ever read.' Margot Kidder 'The very definition of literate adventure. I laughed at length.' Tim Cahill, author of Lost in My Own Backyard 'A rollicking, on-the-road adventure story that is by turns laugh-out-loud hilarious and deeply affecting.' Scott Anderson, author of Triage 'I was thrilled, entertained, amused, and, yes, occasionally shocked by Thomas Goltz's youthful adventures and indiscretions in post-colonial Africa.' Valerie Hemingway, author of Running with the Bulls: My Years with the Hemingways '...hardly the average backpacker...Goltz is arrested and mugged in Ethiopia; he has to sleep in a cardboard box while destitute in Mombasa; is refused entry to Rhodesia, and thrown in jail for ten days in Botswana after inadvertently insulting a border official...'TLS
Morning Star
'funny, bizarre and sometimes frightening.'
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Even the Bard Had to Set the Stage
12 May 2009
Format:Paperback
Like many of the books I've come to love, this one didn't grab me right away. It often seems that many great books need 50+ pages to get the situation set up just right, but us modern readers are usually wanting a pounding heart rate after 10.
For me, it took a little extra effort to get past the point where I was hooked, but the reward -- that being a book I couldn't put down until I finished it -- was worth it.
But please note: in saying that it took me longer, I am NOT saying 1) that you will need as much time, and 2) that the author did anything wrong. (Once I hit the point where I HAD to keep reading, the importance of the earlier material became quite obvious.)
For me, it took a little extra effort to get past the point where I was hooked, but the reward -- that being a book I couldn't put down until I finished it -- was worth it.
But please note: in saying that it took me longer, I am NOT saying 1) that you will need as much time, and 2) that the author did anything wrong. (Once I hit the point where I HAD to keep reading, the importance of the earlier material became quite obvious.)
Hilarious
10 Jan 2009
Format:Paperback
Did you ever know a guy who seemed able to talk himself into or out of any situation? Goltz is that guy, but even so, how he survived this serious of (mis)adventures remains a mystery for the ages. Lucky for us that he did, as we get to enjoy this hilarious travelogue-gone-bad in the wild world of 1970's Africa. Full of bizarre characters and spot-on observations on human nature. I got this as a gift a few years back, finally picked it up recently and found it's a real gem.
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Out, Out Brief Candle
9 Aug 2007
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard of no more", (William Shakespeare). Thomas Goltz certainly knows how to strut, but my suspicion is he doesn't fret much, and we'll be hearing plenty more from Mr. Goltz. A very enjoyable read.
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