In Praise of Savagery

Nonfiction, Travel, Africa, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book In Praise of Savagery by Warwick Cairns, HarperCollins Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Warwick Cairns ISBN: 9780007411139
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Publication: October 28, 2010
Imprint: The Friday Project Language: English
Author: Warwick Cairns
ISBN: 9780007411139
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication: October 28, 2010
Imprint: The Friday Project
Language: English

One man’s journey in the footsteps of a great explorer into the heart of Africa. As a young man, Warwick Cairns met the then elderly explorer Wilfred Thesiger and the two men struck up an unlikely friendship. Invited to visit him at his African home, Cairns decides to make a bit of an adventure of it and do some of the journey on foot. When he himself was a young man, Thesiger led an expedition to explore the course of the Awash river in Ethiopia. Every westerner that had gone before him had been killed by local tribesmen. Needless to say, he survived. Alternating chapters chart Warwick’s journey with that of Thesiger creating a captivating dual narrative that is part travel book, part biography, part autobiography, part history with fair doses of philosophy and humour thrown in for good measure. In Praise of Savagery is a highly original book that defies classification but is always effortlessly readable.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

One man’s journey in the footsteps of a great explorer into the heart of Africa. As a young man, Warwick Cairns met the then elderly explorer Wilfred Thesiger and the two men struck up an unlikely friendship. Invited to visit him at his African home, Cairns decides to make a bit of an adventure of it and do some of the journey on foot. When he himself was a young man, Thesiger led an expedition to explore the course of the Awash river in Ethiopia. Every westerner that had gone before him had been killed by local tribesmen. Needless to say, he survived. Alternating chapters chart Warwick’s journey with that of Thesiger creating a captivating dual narrative that is part travel book, part biography, part autobiography, part history with fair doses of philosophy and humour thrown in for good measure. In Praise of Savagery is a highly original book that defies classification but is always effortlessly readable.

More books from HarperCollins Publishers

Cover of the book Mega Sleepover 4 (The Sleepover Club) by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book Gulliver’s Travels (Collins Classics) by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book The Roommates by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book The Conversion of Europe (TEXT ONLY) by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book Hero Born (Seeds of Destiny, Book 1) by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book The Evacuee Christmas by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book The Oathsworn Series Books 1 to 5 by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book The Wildlife-friendly Garden by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book Running (Collins Need to Know?) by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book Storm and the Silver Bridle (Pony Club Secrets, Book 6) by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book Death Plays a Part (Cornish Castle Mystery, Book 1) by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book Escape to the Riviera by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book Resurrection (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 10) by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book South by Java Head by Warwick Cairns
Cover of the book Mapping the First World War: The Great War through maps from 1914-1918 by Warwick Cairns
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy