by Tim Butcher · Vintage Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099494287
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«Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart» is Tim Butcher's travelogue, published by Vintage Books in paperback (386 pages, in English).
Journalist Tim Butcher retraces Henry Morton Stanley's 19th-century expedition along the Congo River, but travelling alone and in precarious conditions. The book recounts his journey through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country marked by decades of conflict and neglect, blending adventure narrative with portraits of its people and the weight of history.
Originally published in 2007 as «Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart», it is the chronicle of a Daily Telegraph correspondent. It was shortlisted for the Ryszard Kapuściński Award, the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, and the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year.
For readers interested in travel literature, African history, and real-life adventure stories, especially those who have enjoyed works about the Congo or explorers like Stanley.
Tim Butcher is an English author, broadcaster and journalist. He is the author of Blood River (2007), Chasing the Devil (2010) and The Trigger (2014), travel books blending contemporary adventure with history.
