
Only with the greatest of simplifications, for the sake of convenience, can we say Africa. In reality, except as a geographical term, Africa doesn't exist'. Ryszard Kapuscinski has been writing about the people of Africa throughout his career. In astudy that avoids the official routes, palaces and big politics, he sets out to create an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. It is both a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practises we call 'Africa', and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination, from the intoxications of freedom, from war and from politics as theft.

March 4, 1932 – January 23, 2007
Ryszard Kapuściński (ur. 4 marca 1932 w Pińsku, zm. 23 stycznia 2007 w Warszawie) – polski reportażysta, publicysta, poeta i fotograf, zwany „cesarzem reportażu”. Należy do czołówki najczęściej tłumaczonych autorów polskich. ---------- Rysard Kapuściński (Pinsk, Poland, now Belarus, March 4, 1932 — Warsaw, January 23, 2007) was a Polish journalist, writer, essayist and poet, famous for his narratives about the African continent and for his literary reporting style, which combines exhaustive prior documentation, his experiences in the area, and his deep knowledge of its inhabitants, with his analytical ability to understand historical and political events.
No reviews yet — be the first to write one from the Log screen.
No quotes yet.
Same mood, other forms — books, series, anime, games and beyond.