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| Title | : | Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart |
| Author | : | Tim Butcher |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 363 pages |
| Published | : | January 3rd 2008 by Vintage Publishing (first published July 3rd 2007) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Travel. European Literature. German Literature. Literature |
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A compulsively readable account of a journey to the Congo — a country virtually inaccessible to the outside world — vividly told by a daring and adventurous journalist.Ever since Stanley first charted its mighty river in the 1870s, the Congo has epitomized the dark and turbulent history of a failed continent. However, its troubles only served to increase the interest of Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher, who was sent to cover Africa in 2000. Before long he became obsessed with the idea of recreating Stanley’s original expedition — but travelling alone.
Despite warnings Butcher spent years poring over colonial-era maps and wooing rebel leaders before making his will and venturing to the Congo’s eastern border. He passed through once thriving cities of this country and saw the marks left behind by years of abuse and misrule. Almost, 2,500 harrowing miles later, he reached the Atlantic Ocean, a thinner and a wiser man.
Butcher’s journey was a remarkable feat. But the story of the Congo, vividly told in Blood River, is more remarkable still.
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| Original Title: | Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart |
| ISBN: | 0099494280 (ISBN13: 9780099494287) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Henry Morton Stanley |
| Setting: | Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Congo, the Democratic Republic of the) |
| Literary Awards: | Ryszard Kapuściński Prize Nominee (2009), Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee (2008), Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Nominee (2008) |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 7084 Users | 644 ReviewsPiece Regarding Books Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
"And we fled into the bush."Last night I finished Blood River. This morning I requested a dozen books on the History of the Congo at the library. Tim Butcher is an excellent introduction to a complicated place. What works so well in this book is that Butcher fashions the narrative of his own journey through the DRC around an elegantly retold history. The final sixty or so pages are the finest in the book and the end is surprisingly affecting.The author reads the audio version of this book. The book is very good and definitely worth reading but choose the paper format. Tim Butcher is an English-born broadcaster, journalist and author of travel books with a slant toward adventure. He narrates quickly, very quickly. The rapid speed diminishes the listening experience. It is not pleasant to listen to a book read this fast. I am giving the audiobook performance one star. This is my way of letting it be known that I do not want audiobooks
Inspired by Stanley, in 2004 journalist Tim Butcher decided to retrace his steps and follow the River Congo through the heart of Africa. The resulting book is part travelogue, part history, and completely riveting. Along the way he meets some fascinating people and has some quite scary adventures (Mr Butcher is clearly a lot braver than I am!!). He also writes about the Congos history, and how its violent colonial past has impacted on its present state: corruption, lawlessness, poverty, a
Excellent. The text was clear and had enough reference material to give it serious credibility. It was compelling enough that I reread Heart of Darkness while reading Blood River, I rented the movies Blood Diamonds and Rawanda, pulled out my copy of Poisonwood Bible and bought a copy of Dancing in the Glory of Monsters.Although billed as a travel book, it's also a political commentary by the author. His passion is sincere and mildly contagious. I don't think the answer is as simple as elections
Note :Tim Butcher is officially a diamond geezer. He's just joined Goodreads and read my review below and still sent me a thank you message today. Rereading the below review, I think some authors could have taken umbrage because, well, it's actually quite cheeky. The word pompous is used. Some fun is poked. Given some of the frankly unsavoury, if not downright ugly, author/reviewer encounters there have been on this site, I therefore salute Tim. ***A BOOK WHICH DESERVES TWO REVIEWS FIRST, THE
I love travelogues. And I am very interested in Africa and its history. Therefore, I was very curious for this book which describes one of the most challenging travels in contemporary Africa: Starting at Lake Tanganjika and ending at the Atlantic Ocean where the river Congo completes his journey of thousands of kilometers. I was very impressed by the speed the author managed to finish his journey. It took him about six weeks a real sprint compared to the man who went this way first, Henry
Note :Tim Butcher is officially a diamond geezer. He's just joined Goodreads and read my review below and still sent me a thank you message today. Rereading the below review, I think some authors could have taken umbrage because, well, it's actually quite cheeky. The word pompous is used. Some fun is poked. Given some of the frankly unsavoury, if not downright ugly, author/reviewer encounters there have been on this site, I therefore salute Tim. ***A BOOK WHICH DESERVES TWO REVIEWS FIRST, THE
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