Author: Rick Antonson. Published by Dundurn, Toronto, ON., 2013, 1st Edition. (2nd Ed. 2013) SIGNED and dedicated by the Author. Printed in Canada. Almost New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 6 x 9 inch, 310 pages includes index.
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TO TIMBUKTU FOR A HAIRCUT, A Journey Through West Africa, by Rick Antonson, is an amusing and enlightening memoir about his intrepid journey to Mali, via Senegal, to visit the fabled city, and his resulting determination to help preserve Timbuktu's approximately 700,000 endangered ancient manuscripts.
Aided by an adventuresome spirit, Rick endures a forty-five hour train ride, a swindling travel agent, “Third World, three-lane” roads, rivers, and a flat deck ferry boat before finally reaching Timbuktu. Rick narrates the history of this elusive destination through the teachings of his Malian guide Zak, and encounters with stranded tourists, a camel owner, a riverboat captain, and the people who call Timbuktu home.
Antonson’s eloquence and quiet wit highlight the city’s myths—the centuries old capital and traveler’s dream—as well as its realities: A city gripped by poverty, where historic treasures lie close to the sands of destruction. Indeed, some 700,000 ancient manuscripts remain there, endangered. Both a travelogue and a history of a place long forgotten, To Timbuktu for a Haircut emerges as a plea to preserve the past and open cultural dialogues on a global scale.
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ISBN: 9781459710498
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