African Lives: White Lies, Tropical Truth, Darkest Gossip, and Rumblings of Rumor from Chinese Gordon to Beryl Markham, and Beyond
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"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... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1555840345
ISBN13:9781555840341
Release Date:January 1988
Publisher:George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Length:225 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Customer Reviews
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What a suprising little book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I went into this book with the intention of ripping it to pieces. I came away disagreeing with the message and impressed at how well Mr. Boyles writes. Any professional writer should read this book, if for no other reason than to explore some of the better subtleties of the trade. This book is well written, clear, it moves admirably well considering the subject matter which I previously would have thought to be prose-proof. It shows how enjoyable even subjects that one would previously have had no interest in can come alive for a reader with the right author. Buy this book.
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