- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Flamingo; New edition edition (16 Mar 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006550916
- ISBN-13: 978-0006550914
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #4 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Africa > Madagascar & Comoros
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‘A travel writer of rare heart and freshness’
Observer
‘Dervla Murphy belongs firmly to that fine tradition of eccentric women travellers… endearingly self-deprecating’
Spectator
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Dervla Murphy and her daughter discover the warmth and charm of the Malagasy people on the fascinating and little-explored island of Madagascar.
‘Both a revelatory look at a richly mysterious country and a traveller’s tale that keeps its grip every bump of the way’ Irish Times
‘Everything about Madagascar is surprising’, as Dervla Murphy and her fourteen-year-old daughter, Rachel, found to their delight. Despite accidents, misadventures, bemusing contrasts and the political instability of the Great Red Island, they returned with a lasting respect for the kindness of its proud and subtle people.
‘This book presents a rare glimpse of the Malagasy peasant life’ Spectator
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Gives a superb taste of the country and its people by combining the difficulty of independent travel (in the then 1980's) with the countries remarkable people,its history, baffling culture and religion. Written by a traveler who admirably succeeds to find humour and patience during situations most of us would not tolerate in our own inpatient western lives. An excellent read before departing myself for the country!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
It is really true!
20 Dec 2000
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I enjoyed this book because after visiting Madagascar and returning 5 times it is the most accurate book about what it is really like to be a guest in this beautiful country. I appreaciated the authors respect for the Malagasy people that I have come to love and admire. This is a great treatise in cross-cultural adaptation, wandering through a culture in which you have no clue what the rules and values are about.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Hilariously troubled journey through Madagascar.
25 Sep 1999
Format:Paperback
The author and her 14-year old daughter Rachel travel through Madagascar, (an island off the coast of East Africa), on foot, hitchhiking, by bus and by taxi. The unusual number of misfortunes besetting them had me hold my stomach with laughter, or cover my mouth in fear. -- Dervla Addict.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Interesting and Entertaining
26 Jun 1999
Format:Paperback
This is the second Dervla Murphy book that I've read, and I really enjoyed it. I especially loved the way that she managed to work a great deal of history and basic information in without making it seem that way. For those who haven't read it, this is the story of a trip that the author and her daughter make through Madagascar. It is funny, interesting, and fun to read. I especially appreciated the way that Murphy generally managed to avoid the condescending view of people in Third World countries that becomes so obnoxious after awhile. I also appreciated the way that she was honest about mistakes that she made and seemed quite able to laugh at her own errors. Much of the information seems accurate as well; when I was most of the way through the book I read most of another book giving a basic overview of Madagascar, its history, culture, and etc. and the majority of it fit very well with what Murphy discribes here (the differences could probably all be explained by the fact that this other book is several years newer). While I have never been to Madagascar, this book made me feel like I know it and the world a bit better.
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