Swahili for the Broken Hearted

作者 Peter Moore著
出版社 Bantam
出版时间 2003年5月
ISBN 9780553814521
定价 101.50

内容简介

Question:Whatdoyoudowhenyou'redumpedbytheGirlNextDoor?Answer:ThrowyourselfintoanothermadcapadventureandtravelfromCapeTowntoCairo...AweekafterbreakingupwiththeGND(histravellingcompanionthroughCentralAmerica)PeterMooreheadsofftoAfricatolosehimselfforawhile.Inthegrandtraditionof19th-centuryscoundrelas,explorersandromantics,Africastrikeshimastheidealplacetofindsolitudeandanonymityinthefaceofapersonalcrisis.WhatfollowsisPeter'sjourneyfromoneendoftheDarkContinenttotheother.TravellingthefabledCapeTowntoCairoroutebyanymeansoftransporthecanblag(orifhemust,pay)hiswayonto,it'sanepictrekthatseesourintrepidAntipodeanexperienceeverythingfromthesouthernmostcityinAfricatothePyramids,vastgameparksandthunderingfalls,cosmopolitancitiesandtinyvillagesashejourneysthroughtheveryheartofAfrica.Andtravellingonhisown,it'sinevitablethatPeterfallsinwithamotleycastofcharactersandhasamyriadmisadventures:includingcomingfacetofacewithawildHyenawithverybadbreath,crossingthetreacherousSaniPass,thehighestinAfrica,narrowlyescapingariotbyhidinginacoffinshop,savingoil-coveredPenguinsinSouthAfrica,actingasanextrainaWW2epic,nottomentiondodging20,000singlewomantryingtocatchtheeyeofthekingofSwazilandduringtheannualReedDance.AndthentherewasthetimewhenhewaskickedoutofRobertMugabe'sbirthdaybashatgunpoint...

作者简介

PeterMooreisanitineranthobowhoisluckyenoughtobeabletosupporthisinsatiabletravelhabit(hehasvisited92countriessofar)throughwriting.HisotheracclaimedtravelbooksareTheWrongWayHome,TheFullMontezuma,VroomwithaViewandthe?bestsellingalternativetravelguide,NoShittingintheToilet.HecurrentlylivesinLondon,butdoesmisshiscollectionofsouvenirplasticsnowdomesandKinderSurprisetoyswhichareinSydney.

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