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Dark star safari

overland from Cairo to Cape Town

by Paul Theroux

2002 494 pages eng ★ 4.5 (4 ratings)

"A rich and insightful travel book in the tradition that made Paul Theroux's reputation, Dark Star Safari takes us the length of Africa by rattletrap bus, forgotten train, and rusting steamer. Theroux confronts delay, discomfort, bullets, and bad food while encountering a remarkable mix of places an…

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