Book Description
Incorporating contemporary conflict and historical tradition in Mozambique, this travel memoir chronicles the experiences of a team of South African journalists who journeyed up the tropical coast of Southeast Africa and across the interior land of Mozambique in the early 1990s. The travelers observe architecture and devil worship, nature and war, snorkeling and cooking, and encounter aid workers, backpackers, bandits, prostitutes, and ordinary Mozambique citizens along the way. With humor and sharp observation, this account captures a pivotal moment in Mozambique's history after the bitter independence struggle and devastating civil war when the country, its people, and the narrator must redefine individual and national identities.
About the Author
Justin Fox is a travel writer and photographer. He is the author of The Life and Art of François Krige.
With Both Hands Waving FROM THE PUBLISHER
"Mozambique has been terra incognita for most of the world for upwards of thirty years as revolution, followed by civil war, slowly shut the country down. At the turn of the century, a team of journalists from the South African travel magazine Getaway ventured across the border and headed into the isolated north with a brief to bring the country back to life for half a million readers." "This is the story of that trip, seen through the eyes of travel writer Justin Fox. Interweaving historical and contemporary Mozambique, it recounts a journey up the tropical coast of south east Africa and across the interior of a forgotten land. It encompasses architecture and devil worship, nature and war, snorkelling and cooking and is populated with a weird and wonderful assembly of aid workers, opportunists, backpackers, bandits, prostitutes and 'some of Africa's bravest, most forgiving people'." It is also the story of a young white man in Africa tracing his history and seeking his place on the continent. It's a funny, scary, deeply personal adventure and a must read for anyone with a passion for Africa or the outer reaches of travel.