{"product_id":"the-last-train-to-zona-verde","title":"The Last Train to Zona Verde","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Train to Zona Verde\u003c\/i\u003e is Paul Theroux's compelling account of his final African journey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeading north from Cape Town, through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Angola, Paul Theroux makes a final journey along Africa's western edge. The end of the line is the Congo but Theroux discovers that his trip's pleasures are tempered by a growing sense that the Africa which so long ago helped form him has vanished, along with the hopes of many of its people. Yet after 2,500 miles Theroux finds that though this will be his ultimate African adventure there are still surprises to be found by the traveller prepared to step off the beaten track.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A melancholic, farewell journey . . . Theroux does all this inimitably, and more, getting better the more detours he takes'  \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hard to put down, brutal honesty. Theroux proves himself a sharp observer of human foibles and a master of pithy description. The book he has crafted out of his experiences packs plenty of bang'  \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As we worry about the future of the continent, there could be no better guide than Theroux . . . his sense that this is his final journey adds to the power'  \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Excellent, barbed reportage'  \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Probably the most important travel writer of his generation'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Theroux's books include \u003ci\u003eDark Star Safari\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGhost Train to the Eastern Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiding the Iron Rooster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Railway Bazaar,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Elephanta Suite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Dead Hand, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Travel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lower River\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Mosquito Coast\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDr Slaughter\u003c\/i\u003e have both been made into successful films. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.\u003c\/p\u003e; Nach zehn Jahren kehrt der 72-jährige Paul Theroux zurück in sein geliebtes Afrika - 'das Königreich des Lichts' - und findet ein zerstörtes Paradies. Er will von Kapstadt aus durch Namibia und Angola nach Timbuktu reisen, doch mit jeder Meile nordwärts werden das Elend, die Korruption und seine Frustration über die Entwicklungen des 21. Jahrhunderts und die verheerenden Bemühungen der Hilfsorganisationen größer.\u003cbr\u003eTrotz aller Schönheit, der er jenseits der Städte begegnet und von der er mit Liebe und Humor erzählt, bricht er seine Reise ab und macht sich desillusioniert auf den Weg zurück nach Südafrika. Sein Buch erzählt auf sehr persönliche Weise von einem Kontinent im Niedergang und einem empfindsamen Menschen, dessen Erschütterungen sich unmittelbar auf den Leser übertragen. Eine Reise ins Herz der Finsternis.","brand":"HOLIDAY BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":52998566084944,"sku":"9780141029597","price":15.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/3834\/5940\/files\/unnamed_4f0d5445-296c-4a07-91fb-d260e6b960d4.jpg?v=1778553384","url":"https:\/\/holiday-books.de\/products\/the-last-train-to-zona-verde","provider":"HOLIDAY BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}