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| The Shadow of the Sun | 
 enlarge | Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (53 reviews)
Sales Rank: 13243
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 325
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0679779078
Dewey Decimal Number: 960.326
EAN: 9780679779070
ASIN: 0679779078
Publication Date: April 9, 2002
Release Date: April 9, 2002
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 A lot of breadth but not enough depth November 11, 2007
Kapuscinski is an excellent writer and this transalation is done very well. You will learn a lot about African culture and politics. The book is divided into multiple chapters which are all like independent short articles. My criticism is that I always wanted to learn more about what the author was talking about and then the chapter would end and he would move on to a completely new country and issue. A map of Africa will be very handy while reading this book and probably should have been included in the book.
If you are interested in learning about Africa in general this an excellent book to start with and it will trigger you to focus more on certain aspects that attract you attention. It did inspire me to look up a lot of things on the internet. Overall excellent writing and well researched.
stellar depiction of Africa October 17, 2007
The single most accurate, complex, and compelling title on Africa I've ever read--and I lived there.
 The real Africa July 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You can really feel the heat and human struggle when reading this book. If you read traveller books about Africa you will learn what to see and where to go. In "the Shadow of the Sun" you will read about what you will see if you turn a wrong corner from a main street and meet ordinary people - or get stuck somewhere. I have lived in Ethiopia and visited several other African countries, but this is the first book I have read that describes how it really is if you don't follow the main tourist stream.
Excellent insight March 26, 2007
Kapuscinski has a knack for describing both the geographic landscape and the human condition in such a way that you can visualize it. He has a keen eye and mind for observation and analysis. All his books should be compulsory reading for anybody and everybody involved in any kind of aid activity in the third world - government agencies or charities.
Africa March 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The best book about Africa I have read. The reporting is balanced and full of insight and avoids falling into the the various traps of tourist brochure over-identification preaching etc. If there is a fault it is that is somewhat fragmentary. a set of excellent snapshots or shorts rather than a feature film.
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