Dieser Autor erkundet die Grenzen menschlicher Erfahrung und Zivilisation durch lebendige Berichte von Reisen in abgelegene Teile der Welt. Sein Schreiben taucht tief in Themen wie Isolation, kulturelle Begegnungen und die Suche nach essentieller Existenz unter extremen Bedingungen ein. Mit seinem einzigartigen Stil und tiefen Einblicken in die menschliche Psyche bietet er den Lesern eine fesselnde und oft herausfordernde literarische Reise. Seine Arbeit ist eine Expedition ins Unbekannte, die untersucht, was es bedeutet, jenseits konventioneller gesellschaftlicher Strukturen menschlich zu sein.
Bruce Wannell was a true original, remembered here with affection, humour and wonder by fifty writers including such friends as Kevin Rushby, Lisa Chaney, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Tahir Shah and William Dalrymple.
A Journey Through the Drug Fields of Ethiopia and Yemen
Drawn back to the Yemen by idyllic memories of age-old cities, spectacular mountains and, most of all, the dreamy afternoons spent chewing the stimulant leaf of the qat tree, Kevin Rushby set out to travel the old trade route from the highlands of Ethiopia to Yemen. The journey is at times dangerous, often comic; and by accepting the invitation to take qat at every opportunity, he encounters a wonderful array of characters - criminals, Islamic scholars, an exorcist, and the mysterious Cedric, the travelling companion from hell who offers to help Rushby find a dhow across the Red Sea.
In Search of the Lost Pirate Utopias of the Indian Ocean
Kevin Rushby's objective is to locate the descendants of the 16th century pirates who had carved kingdoms for themselves in the remote jungles of north-east Madagascar. Hitching rides on a motley assortment of freighters, dhows, yachts and fishing smacks, he sails up the African coast, then east towards his goal.
They murdered more than a million travellers without spilling a drop of blood. They were inspired by religious fanaticism, yet came from many faiths. Their weapon was the handkerchief, their sacrament sugar, and their goddess Kali. They were the thugs.