In Ethiopia with a Mule (Century Travellers S.) - Softcover

Murphy, Dervla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099875209 ISBN 13: 9780099875208

Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

The author went against official advice to make a hazardous journey through Ethiopia in the company of an amiable pack-mule, Jock. During the gruelling trek through remote and hostile regions she was robbed three times, yet the Ethiopian highlanders were usually hospitable and her dependence on them, and increasing familiarity with their way of life, broke down the barriers between them. On reaching Addis Ababa she concluded that this growth of affection for another race "is the real achievement of such a journey", and the book provides an insight into a unique people. Dervla Murphy's other travel books include "Muddling Through In Madagascar" and "Cameroon With Egbert".

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Review:

One of the supreme virtues of Dervla Murphy as a travel writer is that she is human. She needs her drink; she craves her cigarettes; she is capable of losing her temper; she smuggles things through customs. A more virtuous figure would be far less endearing. (Daily Telegraph)

Dervla Murphy must be top of the intrepid class: conventional travel writers seem impossibly pallid by contrast. (Financial Times)

An admirable woman ... She has a romantic soul and a keen eye (Times Literary Supplement)

Dervla Murphy's credentials are more than a brave heart and strong calf muscles ... the fruit of these mature wanderings for my money puts her among the select travel writers of the last two decades. (Observer)

Murphy's observation is acute, her self-effacement is disarming (Sunday Times)

Book Description:

A most intrepid travel writer goes on a perilous solo trek through distant and harsh Ethiopian lands.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0099875209
• ISBN 13: 9780099875208
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288