The White Nile diaries
Hopkins, John, 1938-2014
Book
It all began at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station, New York, in 1961 - Two Princeton graduates - John Hopkins and Joe McPhillips - have returned from Peru. Loathe to return to a life of work, marriage and mortgages, they are tempted by a mysterious letter from Kenya. Hatching a plan to ride a motorbike across North Africa, they buy a sleek, white R50 BMW and paint her name - 'The White Nile' - on the fuel tank, in honour of the route they plan to follow. In limpid, elegant prose, Hopkins describes deadly salt deserts and fig-laden oases, disappeared travellers and the funerals of young Tunisians killed in the battle for independence.
Main title:
The White Nile diaries / John Hopkins.
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Imprint:
London : I.B. Tauris, 2014.London : I.B. Tauris, 2014.©2014.
Collation:
290 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Colour map on end pages.
Shelving notes:
34312 0000049320 1 15-10-2014 99 nyctro 16-10-2014 7
ISBN:
9781780768922 (hardback)
Dewey class:
916.1044
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
154141
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | -Travel | TRAVEL 916.1044 HOPK | Available |