Sihle Khumalo

Almost Sleeping my way to Timbuktu (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Travelling in West Africa by public transport, Sihle Khumalo turned a wish list into an itinerary. The plans for his trip were lean on practical detail, but grand in concept: Visit five World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO for their historical and cultural significance. Having never set foot in Sénégal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin or Togo, Sihle planned to inform himself about Francophone Africa as he went along. Had he pondered the implications of not speaking French in a part of the world where it is the lingua franca, or what the public transport might be like there, he might have set off less bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. But Sihle is not one to be deterred by setbacks and deadends. His flexibility, irrepressible optimism and robust sense of humour, coupled with an unexpected sensitivity towards his host countries, see him reach all his goals - or almost.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Random House South Africa
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781415205662
• Artikelnr.: 39513825

Autorenporträt

Sihle Khumalo decided to travel from Cape Town to Cairo using public transport. The bestselling Dark Continent My Black Arse was the book he wrote about his journey. Since then there have been more travels and three more books, including Heart of Africa, Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse and Almost Sleeping My Way to Timbuktu, winner of a South African Literary Award. Born in Nquthu in rural KwaZulu-Natal, Khumalo was educated at the Durban University of Technology and the Wits and Stellenbosch University business schools. He currently lives in Johannesburg with his wife and two children.