Facing the Congo

"Facing the Congo transports readers into the lush jungles and crocodile-infested waters of sub-Saharan Africa. Climbing the river on a barge teeming with merchants, deck-hands, prostitutes, mothers, spiritual followers, fishermen, and children, Tayler participates in the lively banter of this floating marketplace, and at night drapes mosquito netting over his cramped sleeping space, relishing a few hours of solitude between days wrought with adversity and suspicion."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: THE SQUAWKS OF PARROTS FILTERED DOWN INTO THE BLACK well of sleep and slowly called me up into the lighter realms of wakefulness.

Year

2000

Language

English

Publisher

Three Rivers Press

Editions

4

Pages

288

ISBN

9780609808269

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