Red Nile, 9781780220932
Paperback
A river of life, death, and history’s most compelling stories.

Red Nile

the biography of the world's greatest river

$50.58

  • Paperback

    600 pages

  • Release Date

    9 June 2014

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Summary

Red Nile: A River Runs Through History

So much begins on the banks of the Nile: all religion, all life, all stories, the script we write in, the language we speak, the gods, the legends and the names of stars. This mighty river that flows through a quarter of all Africa has been history’s most sustained creator.

In this dazzling, idiosyncratic journey from ancient times to the Arab Spring, award-winning author Robert Twigger weaves a Nile narrative like no other. As he navig…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781780220932
ISBN-10:1780220936
Author:Robert Twigger
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:600
Release Date:9 June 2014
Weight:383g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 32mm
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Critics Review

Red Nile is a scintillating account of a river and a region that explorer/adventurer Twigger knows well… A fine, if flawed work that it probably the author’s magnum opus.”

A vivid and charismatic biography of the River Nile - The Bookseller

About The Author

Robert Twigger

Robert Twigger won the SOMERSET MAUGHAM and WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDs for Angry White Pyjamas. His attempt to capture a record-breaking 30-foot python in 1999, Big Snake, was filmed for Channel 4. Having lived in Egypt for many years, he now lives in Dorset with his family.

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