Rules of the Wild: A Novel of Africa
This mesmerizing debut novel evokes the startlingly exotic world of contemporary expatriates living in Nairobi--relief workers, wildlife researchers, journalists, and earnest documentary makers--as they negotiate their existence in a land they can never hope to claim.
This mesmerizing debut novel evokes the startlingly exotic world of contemporary expatriates living in Nairobi--relief workers, wildlife researchers, journalists, and earnest documentary makers--as they negotiate their existence in a land they can never hope to claim.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780375703430 (0375703438)
Publish date: September 7th 1999
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Elle magazine compared this book to The English Patient but I, respectfully, must disagree. This isn't to say Rules of the Wild isn't a wonderfully enjoyable read -- it just doesn't have the same sense of poetry or plot that The English Patient has. Rules of the Wild is more of a beach read, a lit...