Crazy River by Richard Grant
No-one travels like the renowned writer-adventurer Richard Grant and, really, no-one should. Having narrowly escaped death at the hands of Mexican drug barons in Bandit Roads, he now plunges with his trademark recklessness and curiosity into Africa. Setting out to make the first descent of a previously unexplored river in Tanzania, he gets waylaid by thieves, whores and a degenerate former golf pro in Zanzibar, then crosses the Indian Ocean in a cargo dhow before the real adventure begins on the Malagarasi river. Travelling by raft, dodging bullets, hippos, lions and crocodiles, hacking through swamps and succumbing to fevers, Grant's gripping, illuminating and often hilarious book will thrill his devoted readers and bring him to an even broader audience.
Grant is a fearless, literary-minded travel writerIn his latest escapade he makes a maiden descent down the unexplored East African river, the Malagarasi -- Richard Fitzpatrick * Irish Examiner *
A high-energy book -- Iain Finlayson * The Times *
Grant has the makings of a first-class travel writer. He's wide-eyed without being too trusting, good at ferreting out unlikely people and possessed of ample reserves of both masochism and self-pity -- John Preston * Spectator *
A high-energy book -- Iain Finlayson * The Times *
Grant has the makings of a first-class travel writer. He's wide-eyed without being too trusting, good at ferreting out unlikely people and possessed of ample reserves of both masochism and self-pity -- John Preston * Spectator *
Richard Grant has written extensively for the Telegraph Magazine, Guardian, Esquire and numerous other publications. He is the author of Ghost Riders, which won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and Bandit Roads. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349000275 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349000271 |
| Title | Crazy River |
| Author | Richard Grant |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2013-01-17 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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