Blood river a journey to africa's broken heart tim butcher book

A journey to africas broken heart by tim butcher kidaoo blood river. Its the tale of a country which has regressed, where traces of a civilisation one built during the brutal belgian king leopolds reign of the country. For his first book, blood river a journey to africas broken heart, tim took on a travel challenge many saw as suicidal, a traverse of the congo, the worlds most warravaged country. He is the author of blood river 2007, chasing the devil 2010 and the trigger 2014, travel books blending contemporary adventure with history. Butchers journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the congo, told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still. The resulting book is part travelogue, part history, and completely riveting. Inspired by stanley, in 2004 journalist tim butcher decided to retrace his steps and follow the river congo through the heart of africa.

A journey to africas broken heart 1st paper back 2nd impression by butcher, tim isbn. Describing an epic journey tim butcher endured through equatorial africa, it sheds light on one of the planet s greatest but overlooked human. The first edition of the novel was published in july 3rd 2007, and was written by tim butcher. For me terror manifests itself through clear physical. Along the way he meets some fascinating people and has some quite scary adventures mr butcher is clearly a lot braver than i am. Interweaving anecdotes and historical accounts from earlier. The harrowing and audacious story of tim butchers journey in the congo and his. Prepare for your heart to be wrenched when you read blood river, a journey to africa s broken heart. A journey to africas broken heart by tim butcher published by vintage, january 3 2008 paperback. Butcher s trip, which he dubs ordeal travel, proceeds through the heart of the congo formerly the belgian congo, later zaire by motorbike. A journey to africa s broken heart also published as blood river. For readers wanting more riverine congo armchair adventures, i recommend jeffrey taylers facing the congo.

It broke my heart to realize how the world has ignored and forgotten the. A journey to africas broken heart has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Dec 15, 2010 tim butcher is a bestselling author who blends travel with history. A journey to africas broken heart congo river the sky is falling space story outside world every day book book summaries travel alone travelogue holiday travel. View 14 important quotes with page numbers from blood river a journey to africas broken heart by tim butcher. A compulsively readable account of a journey to the congo a country. The terrifying journey through the worlds most dangerous country by tim butcher and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tim butcher the author recounts his audacious and perilous quest through the congo as he retraced the 1874 expedition of explorer h.

Jul 03, 2007 a masterpiece, john le carre writes about tim butcher s journalistic travel memoir and i agree. I must confess i never managed to finish the last quarter due to the hectic pace of life, but i listened to the entire audiobook and was enthralled. This list reflects the top quotes from the books key chapters. Tim butcher is a bestselling author who blends travel with history. Blood river and millions of other books are available for instant access. Country is a 2007 book by british journalist and writer tim butcher. A journey to africas broken heart is first published in 2007 and is written by the british journalist and writer tim butcher. Blood river represents a remarkable marriage of travelogue and history, which deserves to make tim butcher a star for his prose, as well as his courage, max hastings a story of the extraordinary courage, tenacity and endurance of two men. The title, blood river, speaks volumes for the history of the region that butcher describes as africa s broken heart.

A journey to africa s broken heart book online at best prices in india on. Stanleys famous 1874 expedition in which he mapped the congo river. When daily telegraph correspondent tim butcher was sent to africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the legendary congo river and the idea of re. A modernday journey into the heart of darkness and for interior congo exploration, the incomparable redmond ohanlons no mercy. Daily telegraph correspondent tim butcher, who was sent to cover africa in 2000. A journey to africas broken heart by tim butcher and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Joseph conrad is the tutelary spirit of this work by daily telegraph correspondent butcher, who for years had stared at maps dominated by the congo river, a silverbladed sickle, its handle anchored on the coasts, its tip buried deep in the equatorial forest and, emphatically without the approval of his newspaper. His extraordinary book, blood river a journey to africas broken heart, describes a country with more past than present, where giant steamboats lie rotting in the advancing forest and children hear stories from their grandfathers of days when cars once drove by. Stanley s famous 1874 expedition in which he mapped the congo river. Buy blood river by tim butcher from waterstones today. But you may not notice it in the excitement and danger of the ride.

The terrifying journey through the world s most dangerous country by tim butcher and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book follows him recreating the expedition of explorer h. Tim butcher born 15 november 1967 is an english author, broadcaster and journalist. The forest, not the town, offers the safest sanctuary and it is grandfathers who have been more exposed to modernity than their grandchildren. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. A journey to africas broken heart also published as blood river. Telegraph correspondent tim butcher, who was sent to cover africa in 2000. Tim butcher blood river is a modern classic of travel writing. A journey to africas broken heart tim butcher vintage. This odyssey was to become a dangerous solo sixweek journey, overland and by river, from lake tanganyika to boma, close to where the river spews into the atlantic. A journey to africa s broken heart 1st paper back 2nd impression by butcher, tim isbn. This makes the book much more than just a travel report but also a. A journey to africas broken heart the normal laws of development are inverted here in the congo. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 384 pages and is available in paperback format.

The terrifying journey through the worlds most dangerous country is a 2007 book by british journalist and writer tim butcher. So much crueller than any british colony, they say, so much more brutal towards the lo. Blood river by tim butcher, 9780099494287, available at book depository with free delivery. Although i was wary of the distasteful undertone of the books premise tim butcher follows in the path of stanleys 187477 expedition from lake tanganyika to and down the congo river, blood river reveal itself to be a stunning and pertinent eyewitness account of the chaos consuming present day dr congo. Blood river is the extraordinary story of journalist tim butchers brave journey down the congo river in the footsteps of legendary h. Stanley to map the congo river, traveling alone with an assortment of. His extraordinary book, blood river a journey to africas broken heart, describes a country with more past than present, where giant steamboats lie rotting in. A journey to africas broken heart tim butcher, author. A journey to africas broken heart, parttravelogue, parthistory of the congo, topped bestseller lists early this year.

Book club selectionthe only work of nonfiction on the 2008 listblood river. Telegraph s tim butcher takes the reader on a dangerous and disturbing 44day trek along the path of the congo river, from the heart of subsaharan africa to the atlantic ocean. Blood river a journey to africas broken heart bookstoker. The premise of the book was that butcher would follow in the footsteps of stanley, the first man to map the length of the congo river, and in doing so tell the story of the country. Blood river by tim butcher penguin books australia. Oct 01, 2008 a somber, eyeopening journey into the definitive heart of darkness. Blood river is a compelling book written by tim butcher exploring his journey along the river congo tim had a fascination with the river congo, enhanced when he became africas correspondent for the daily telegraph. His first book, blood river, was a numberone bestseller in the uk and was. Butcher has been an african foreign correspondent for the british newspaper the daily telegraph. Blood river a journey to africas broken heart by tim butcher takes you gently through the 20thcentury horror ride that is the history of the democratic republic of congo.