Facing the Congo
A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness
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Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7586438M
- ISBN-139780609808269
- ISBN-100609808265
- OCLC Control Number44084090
- Library of Congress Control Number00034211
and 2 more
- Goodreads35069
- LibraryThing385674
Classifications
- DDC916.75104/34
- LCCDT639 .T37 2000
Description
"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.
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