A review by msoolong
The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuściński

4.0

Kapuściński takes you on a lifelong journey through Africa. From the desert to the mountains and all the varying changes (or lack there of). It seems that the only constant on that continent is war. Poverty, disease, death are all continual components. His insights and descriptions bring the hard truth that survival will come from education, not killing. His real life experiences are not clouded even for a journalist. For those who know nothing of Africa you will gain insightful knowlegdge on a variety of the countries that exist there, for those that have some knowledge you will find the hard truth.