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Tales from the Torrid Zone

Travels in the Deep Tropics

Language EnglishEnglish
Book Paperback
Book Tales from the Torrid Zone Alexander Frater
Libristo code: 04800427
Publishers Pan Macmillan, June 2013
Part memoir, part travelogue, Tales From the Torrid Zone is rooted in Alex Frater's birthplace, the... Full description
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Part memoir, part travelogue, Tales From the Torrid Zone is rooted in Alex Frater's birthplace, the tiny tropical republic of Vanuatu where his father ran its hospital and his mother, in her front garden, built its first school. From this obscure South Seas group he ranges over the hot, wet, beautiful swathe of the world that has haunted him ever since -- dines with a tropical queen in a leper colony, makes his way across tropical Africa (and two civil wars) in a forty-four-year-old flying boat, delivers a new church bell to a remote Oceanian island and visits scores of countries to learn about their history, politics, medicine, flora and fauna (including the remarkable role of the coconut in tropical life). But, as becomes plain, the torrid zone is not just a geographical phenomenon, it's also a state of mind. The result is a witty, entertaining and immensely readable book from a fine storyteller.

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About the book

Full name Tales from the Torrid Zone
Author Alexander Frater
Language English
Binding Book - Paperback
Date of issue 2013
Number of pages 400
EAN 9781447244509
ISBN 1447244508
Libristo code 04800427
Publishers Pan Macmillan
Weight 592
Dimensions 151 x 235 x 32

Categories

Place qualifiers > Other geographical groupings: Oceans & seas, historical, political etc > Climatic regions > Tropics
Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing
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