Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown

The legendary travel writer's thrilling and dangerous account of his journey across AfricaA 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.

• | Author: Paul Theroux
• | Publisher: Mariner Books
• | Publication Date: Apr 05, 2004
• | Number of Pages: 485 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0618446877
• | ISBN-13: 9780618446872