Dark Star Safari

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  • Author: Paul Theroux
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • Catalogue: 117490
  • Size: 15x21cm
Embarking on another ambitious journey, Paul Theroux travels on his Dark Star Safari from Cairo to Cape Town by train, boat and cattle truck. He sets out to travel the length of Africa and to see everything in-between. Travelling through some of the most beautiful and most ravaged landscapes on earth, he revisits countries after forty years' absence - having been a teacher in Malawi, he revisits his old school, friends and colleagues.

The book is infused with the past and Theroux examines the changes that have occurred in these African countries after almost four decades of independence. He reinserts himself into the bush, to wander the ancient savannah and finds the people poorer, hungrier, less educated, more pessimistic and more corrupt. But he also uncovers a vibrant energy in the face of privation and want. Endlessly curious, witty and observant, Theroux is the ideal guide on this epic, enlightening journey.

Reviewed by Alex Stewart, retail product manager, Stanfords Covent Garden.


Shortlisted for the 2003 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award.