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sun surfer · 04-12-2019, 10:59 PM

'His mind crowded with vivid images of Africa, Graham Greene set off in 1935 to discover Liberia, a remote and unfamiliar republic founded for released slaves. Now with a new introduction by Paul Theroux, Journey Without Maps is the spellbinding record of Greene's journey. Crossing the red-clay terrain from Sierra Leone to the coast of Grand Bassa with a chain of porters, he came to know one of the few areas of Africa untouched by colonization. Western civilization had not yet impinged on either the human psyche or the social structure, and neither poverty, disease, nor hunger seemed able to quell the native spirit.'

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Anyone can discuss any part or aspect of it at any time, although a softly recommended discussion timeframe is given below.

-The first half by the 22nd of April
-The second half by the 1st of May

This is the MR Literary Club selection for April 2019. Everyone is welcome so feel free to start or join in the conversation at any time; the more the merrier!

04-12-2019, 10:59 PM	#1
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44667380 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	Journey without Maps by Graham Greene 'His mind crowded with vivid images of Africa, Graham Greene set off in 1935 to discover Liberia, a remote and unfamiliar republic founded for released slaves. Now with a new introduction by Paul Theroux, Journey Without Maps is the spellbinding record of Greene's journey. Crossing the red-clay terrain from Sierra Leone to the coast of Grand Bassa with a chain of porters, he came to know one of the few areas of Africa untouched by colonization. Western civilization had not yet impinged on either the human psyche or the social structure, and neither poverty, disease, nor hunger seemed able to quell the native spirit.' Goodreads Anyone can discuss any part or aspect of it at any time, although a softly recommended discussion timeframe is given below. -The first half by the 22nd of April -The second half by the 1st of May This is the MR Literary Club selection for April 2019. Everyone is welcome so feel free to start or join in the conversation at any time; the more the merrier!