Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Forest of the pygmies by Isabel Allende

Allende, Isabel & Peden, Margaret Sayers (trans.). Forest of the pygmies, London : Fourth Estate, 2005.

Forest of the pygmies is a fast-paced, coming of age adventure story about Alexander Cold, an eighteen year old on an elephant-led safari trip in Africa with his grandmother. Alex soon discovers for himself that everything is not as tranquil and relaxing as expected, when he comes across an festering underbelly of corruption, poaching and slavery. Allende characterises Cold as courageous, and uses a lyrical writing style to evoke a thought provoking narrative.     

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