Questo autore esplora i confini dell'esperienza umana e della civiltà attraverso resoconti vividi di viaggi in parti remote del mondo. La sua scrittura approfondisce temi di isolamento, incontri culturali e la ricerca dell'esistenza essenziale in condizioni estreme. Con uno stile unico e una profonda visione della psiche umana, offre ai lettori un viaggio letterario immersivo e spesso stimolante. Il suo lavoro è una spedizione nell'ignoto, che esamina cosa significhi essere umani al di fuori delle strutture sociali convenzionali.
Bruce Wannell was a true original, remembered here with affection, humour and wonder by fifty writers including such friends as Kevin Rushby, Lisa Chaney, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Tahir Shah and William Dalrymple.
A Journey Through the Drug Fields of Ethiopia and Yemen
Drawn back to the Yemen by idyllic memories of age-old cities, spectacular mountains and, most of all, the dreamy afternoons spent chewing the stimulant leaf of the qat tree, Kevin Rushby set out to travel the old trade route from the highlands of Ethiopia to Yemen. The journey is at times dangerous, often comic; and by accepting the invitation to take qat at every opportunity, he encounters a wonderful array of characters - criminals, Islamic scholars, an exorcist, and the mysterious Cedric, the travelling companion from hell who offers to help Rushby find a dhow across the Red Sea.
In Search of the Lost Pirate Utopias of the Indian Ocean
Kevin Rushby's objective is to locate the descendants of the 16th century pirates who had carved kingdoms for themselves in the remote jungles of north-east Madagascar. Hitching rides on a motley assortment of freighters, dhows, yachts and fishing smacks, he sails up the African coast, then east towards his goal.
They murdered more than a million travellers without spilling a drop of blood. They were inspired by religious fanaticism, yet came from many faiths. Their weapon was the handkerchief, their sacrament sugar, and their goddess Kali. They were the thugs.