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The real-life story of the events that inspired the classic film The African Queen chronicles the exploits and adventures of Geoffrey Spicer-Simson, the oldest lieutenant commander in the British Navy, who was given the task of trekking overland with two gunboats, Mimi and Toutou, to defeat the Germans on Lake Tanganyika during the First World War. Reprint.
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"Reads like an amalgam of Evelyn Waugh and Joseph Conrad. The truth is stranger than any fiction, and the pleasure of this book lies in its unbelievable veracity."
—The New York Times Book Review
“Brisk [and] deliciously entertaining. . . . Foden plays up the peculiar details and eccentric personalities of his story.”
—Chicago Tribune
"Satisfying. . . . Fast-paced. . . . Filled with fascinating characters."
—The Seattle Times
"[An] enjoyable book. . . . The real story is . . . more fascinating than the movie [The African Queen]."—The Washington Post
"Filled with oddball characters and events that . . . just could not be made up. . . . An amazing tale." —Santa Fe New Mexican
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—The New York Times Book Review
“Brisk [and] deliciously entertaining. . . . Foden plays up the peculiar details and eccentric personalities of his story.”
—Chicago Tribune
"Satisfying. . . . Fast-paced. . . . Filled with fascinating characters."
—The Seattle Times
"[An] enjoyable book. . . . The real story is . . . more fascinating than the movie [The African Queen]."—The Washington Post
"Filled with oddball characters and events that . . . just could not be made up. . . . An amazing tale." —Santa Fe New Mexican
Giles Foden was born in England in 1967 and grew up in Africa. The author of three novels, he writes for the books pages of The Guardian. In 1998 he won the Whitbread First Novel Award and a Somerset Maugham Award.
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- EditoreVintage Books
- Data di pubblicazione2006
- ISBN 10 1400075262
- ISBN 13 9781400075263
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine241
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. When the First World War breaks out, the British navy is committed to engaging the enemy wherever there is water to float a shipeven if the body of water in question is a remote African lake and the enemy an intimidating fleet of German steamers. The leader of this improbable mission is Geoffrey Spicer-Simson whose navy career thus far had been distinguished by two sinkings. His seemingly impossible charge: to trek overland through the African bush hauling Mimi and Toutoutwo forty-foot mahogany gunboatswith a band of cantankerous, insubordinate Scotsmen, Irishmen and Englishmen to defeat the Germans on Lake Tanganyika. With its powerfully evoked landscape, cast of hilariously colorful characters and remarkable story of hubris, ingenuity and perseverance, this incredibly bizarre storyinspiration for the classic film The African Queenis history at its most entertaining and absorbing. From the Whitbread Award-winning author of "The last King of Scotland" comes the true story that inspired the classic film "The African Queen." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781400075263
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