- Paperback: 231 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (8 Jun 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0712629424
- ISBN-13: 978-0712629423
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 80,536 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is an account of a medical doctor's experiences in Tanzania where he came "to the grimmest possible conclusion about Africa's future". In search of some cause for hope he set out to travel home across the continent by train, bus, lorry, boat and canoe. Sharply observant, he catalogues the oppression, corruption, ignorance and poverty he finds. In the end it is in his good humoured and pragmatic travelling companions that he finds hope for the future. He concludes that the only quality that sustains Africans in the face of poverty and hopelessness is their innate cheerfulness. The author also wrote "Coups and Cocaine".
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Format:Paperback
Anthony Daniels writes in an extremely humorous fashion and his journey, encompassing several different countries is a witty, warm, but questioning look at the African continent. I would recommend this book whole-heartedly.
Format:Paperback
From the beginning to the end of this book I was thinking: "Finally, there's someone who gives the real picture of Africa!" I am a traveller myself, but generally avoid travel books because authors tend to move too fast from one place to another and never satisfy me with a deep enough description of what the place they are describing is like. I lived in Africa between 2007-2009 and despite this book having been written nearly two decades ago, Anthony Daniels had me hanging off every single word he said, as I identified with what you really (and still!) encounter there. I think he focuses more on his interaction with people and simple observations of every day life transmitting a very vivid picture of how things are. He doesn't tire you with a long historic, political or geographical account of the country, yet gives a complete enough picture. I even found myself identifying with his mounting frustration, as he whole-heartedly sets off on this adventure, which slowly drains his energy and patience. Definitely worth a read!
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