Cameroon with Egbert

Posted on 03 August 2018 by Dervla Murphy

Cameroon with Egbert tells the story of a journey through the remote areas of Cameroon undertaken by indomitable author Dervla Murphy and her daughter Rachel, accompanied by an endearing horse named Egbert During the course of their wanderings they are frequently mistaken for husband and wife, forcing Dervla to bare her chest to prove her femininity they continually get lost, are obliged to eat repulsive local delicacies are arrested, fall ill, are baked by the sun and soaked by tropical storms and, disastrously, lose Egbert The two women s charm, wit and sense of adventure shine through all these setbacks, which would have daunted lesser travellers They eventually leave this laid back, peaceful country with great reluctance, having been enspelled by its beauty and the friendliness of the Cameroonians Anyone who has read a book by this author will want to read another She brings to Cameroon all the sympathy, wit and perception that we have come to expect from her Sunday Telegraph This is vintage Murphy Irish Independent This is the very stuff of travel Irish Times Read Cameroon with Egbert – kino-fada.fr It s an insightful book and filled with Irish whit dry Although this book was penned some twenty five years ago it is sobering to hear just how backwards Cameroon Africa is post colonialism If anything they ve only worsened in this pa...M n eerste travel writing Interesting, jammer dat ze niet langs Babessi komt.Apparently Devra Murphy is a renown travel writer, traveling the globe and writing about her adventures since 1962 Cameroon with Egbert, is the first book of hers I ever read Mostly because of my interest in Cameroon, having discovered that I am descended maternally from the Masana ethnic group in Norther Cameroon Southern Chad Unfortunately for me, her travel route does not go far enough north, and she does not encounter interact with any Masana The villagers they do encounter are almost al Apparently Devra Murphy is a renown travel writer, traveling the globe and writing about her adventures since 1962 Cameroon with Egbert, is the first book of hers I ever read Mostly because of my interest in Cameroon, having discovered that I am descended maternally from the Masana ethnic group in Norther Cameroon Southern Chad Unfortunately for me, her travel route does not go far enough north, and she does not encounter interact with any Masana The villagers they do e...I first started reading Dervla Murphy s travel books when I was traveling in Southeast Asia Now, she is one of my favorite all time authors It s difficult to find her books though especially in Seoul.I ve probably read Cameroon with Egbertabout five times Before I read th...Murphy is at her best when describing the history and countryside I found her philosophical digressions into the African mind a little disturbing I would still recommend this book for anyone who enjoys stories of independent travel and or who wants to learnabout the geography of Cameroon.Loved her writingWhile at times interesting, this memoir of the author and her daughter traveling across Cameroon on foot with a horse was just a tad to slow for me.I registered a book at BookCrossing.com

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03 August 2018

Dervla Murphy