The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuściński

The Shadow of the Sun

Ryszard Kapuściński with Klara Główczewska (Translator)

336 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history travel informative reflective medium-paced
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In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland’s state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwan...

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Moods

informative 87%
adventurous 75%
reflective 75%
inspiring 29%
challenging 16%
dark 12%
emotional 12%
sad 12%
hopeful 8%
tense 8%
funny 4%
mysterious 4%

Pace

medium 69%
slow 21%
fast 8%

Average rating

4.27

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