- Journeys, Description and travel, Africa, description and travel, New York Times reviewed
"A rich and insightful travel book in the tradition that made Paul Theroux's reputation, Dark Star Safari takes us the length of Africa by rattletrap bus, forgotten train, and rusting steamer.
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Classical in form, contemporary, epic and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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- Author
- Paul Theroux
- First published
- 2002
- Pages
- 495
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Hamish Hamilton, Mariner Books
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- Dutch, English
- ISBN
- 9780618446872
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**Paul Edward Theroux** is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975).
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