A review by dozylocal
The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life by Ryszard Kapuściński

3.0

I wouldn't typically read something like this, but I did find it interesting and it was beautifully written (if a little wordy at times). Some parts were insightful whereas other claims I felt may have been a little presumptuous - particularly when this Polish visitor to Africa was trying to explain certain African cultures and belief systems. If nothing else, he certainly managed to describe the extremes of our continent and the impact ignorant Westerners and colonisation had on the complicated social fabric - an impact which is still felt in the on-going wars to this day. Give it a try. It might surprise you.