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Kapuściński informs. I had never realized the impact a simple plastic jug has on gender relations, family dynamics, and the division of household labour. Nor was I aware of how elephants died. The 19th century Apartheid system developed by freed American slaves transported to Liberia and forced upon the indigenous population was unknown to me.
But it's the beauty of his writing (kudos to translator Klara Glowczewska!) that makes these sketches of some 40 years of the correspondent's adventures on ...more
But it's the beauty of his writing (kudos to translator Klara Glowczewska!) that makes these sketches of some 40 years of the correspondent's adventures on ...more
Kapuscinski made it all up. He was a KGB agent. That's what his detractors say, anyway. Who gives a shit? I wish I could lie this beautifully.
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Can't recommend this book enough. Kapuściński's prose is elegant and vibrant, he paints a detailed picture of the various African locations and peoples he encounters.
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