The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuściński

The Shadow of the Sun

Ryszard Kapuściński with Klara Główczewska (Translator)

336 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history travel informative reflective medium-paced

Description

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland’s state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwan...

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Moods

informative 66%
reflective 66%
adventurous 33%
emotional 33%
challenging 16%
dark 16%
funny 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Average rating

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