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Lädt ... African Lives: White Lies, Tropical Truth, Darkest Gossip, and Rumblings of Rumor from Chinese Gordon to Beryl Markham, and Beyondvon Denis Boyles
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. African Lives was a terrific offbeat find. . Part expose, part apologia, part gossipy fun read, this book rehabilitates Gordon of Khartoum, gives Isak Dinisen one in the eye (there are two photos of her late in life...she looks like Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard,) and reveals a great deal about how African politics works, or doesn't. A most intriguing and amusing read, this book ends with two very disturbing, almost surreal, interviews with Ian Smith. They give the book a very dark finish. Most highly recommended. It furnishes a very good picture of the spiraling relationships between Africa the land, the African people, and the white folks who went there. ( ) Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"A fast-paced look at white personalities in Africa, a few well-knowns from the past and a few collected by the author in recent years . . . Denis Boyles knows the territory well."--The New York Times Book Review In a series of ebullient and evocative portraits, journalist Denis Boyles chronicles the white men and women who journeyed to Africa in the twentieth century, seeking things they couldn't find at home. Daredevil flyers and dedicated missionaries, intrepid explorers, and charming con men--they all turn up in African Lives. You'll meet General Charles George "Chinese" Gordon, who, as governor of Equatoria in the 1870s, mapped the region, drove out slave traders, and made the area safe for travelers. There is gossip about Beryl Markham and Isak Dinesen, who were legendary rivals in literature and in love. There are also sketches of such colorful figures as Patrick Shaw, the 300-pound "Clint Eastwood" of Kenya, and George Pappas, a self-made millionaire pilot. Vivid, provocative, and insightful, African Lives is a testimony to the continent's hold on the popular imagination. "Entertaining . . . jazzy . . . Boyles' prose has a certain cheeky charm, and he spins some good yarns."--The Washington Post Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)960.04034History and Geography Africa AfricaKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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