The Last Train to Zona Verde, (Paperback)

from mjspear

Theroux' usual mix of travelogue and social commentary casts a (final in this lifetime)look at West Africa. Besides the cataloging of poverty, injustice, and, at times, downright cruelty, Theroux engages with locals in an attempt to understand the West African situation. Compared to his other boo...

from BookAngel_a

It's obvious that Paul Theroux loves Africa. He has traveled there numerous times and even lived there for a while, teaching school. He writes passionately about this large continent. He decided to return to Africa, now that he is in his seventies, perhaps for the last time, to explore western Af...

from zmagic69

I read The Deep South before reading Last Train to Zona Verde. Reading travel books out of order is normally not a issue, but when I read The Deep South I noticed a kinder, gentler, less cranky Paul Theroux, and now I know why. I think in some ways The Last Train To Zona Verde broke the author. I...

from zmagic69

I read The Deep South before reading Last Train to Zona Verde. Reading travel books out of order is normally not a issue, but when I read The Deep South I noticed a kinder, gentler, less cranky Paul Theroux, and now I know why. I think in some ways The Last Train To Zona Verde broke the author. I...

from St.CroixSue

Theroux has been one of the preeminent travel writers of my generation, and it is always a pleasure to read his travel narratives that transports the reader to the unlikely outer reaches of civilization. This one is likely his last through Africa, from Cape Town north through Namibia to Angola. W...