Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to CapetownHarperCollins, 2004 M04 5 - 496 pages The legendary travel writer's thrilling and dangerous account of his journey across Africa A rattletrap bus, dugout canoe, cattle truck, armed convoy, ferry, and train. In the course of his epic and enlightening journey, wittily observant and endearingly irascible Paul Theroux endures danger, delay, and dismaying circumstances. Gauging the state of affairs, he talks to Africans, aid workers, missionaries, and tourists. What results is an insightful meditation on the history, politics, and beauty of Africa and its people. |
Contents
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3 Up and Down the Nile | 29 |
4 The Dervishes of Omdurman | 54 |
5 The Osama Road to Nubia | 69 |
6 The Djibouti Line to Harar | 91 |
7 The Longest Road in Africa | 118 |
8 Figawi Safari on the Bandit Road | 149 |
15 The Back Road to Soche Hill School | 304 |
16 River Safari to the Coast | 329 |
17 Invading Drummonds Farm | 349 |
18 The Bush Border Bus to South Africa | 371 |
19 The Hominids of Johannesburg | 379 |
20 TheWild Things at Mala Mala | 404 |
21 Faith Hope and Charity on the Limpopo Line | 418 |
22 The TransKaroo Express to Cape Town | 437 |
9 Rift Valley Days | 173 |
10 Old Friends in Bat Valley | 195 |
11 The MV Umoja Across Lake Victoria | 225 |
12 The Bush Train to Dar es Salaam | 240 |
13 The Kilimanjaro Express to Mbeya | 261 |
14 Through the Outposts of the Plateau | 278 |
23 Blue Train Blues | 468 |
Postscript | 473 |
Back Cover | 487 |
Spine | 488 |
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