Travels with Herodotus

Ryszard Kapuscinski author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:1st May '08

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Travels with Herodotus records how Kapuscinski set out on his first forays – to India, China and Africa – with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket. He sees Louis Armstrong in Khartoum, visits Dar-es-Salaam, arrives in Algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen (but he sees the Mediterranean for the first time). At every encounter with a new culture, Kapuscinski plunges in, curious and observant, thirsting to understand its history, its thought, its people. And he reads Herodotus so much that he often feels he is embarking on two journeys – the first his assignment as a reporter, the second following Herodotus’ expeditions.

ISBN: 9780141021140

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 17mm

Weight: 215g

288 pages