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Kira Salak

Autore di The White Mary

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Kira Salak has received a Writers at Work Fellowship in nonfiction, and the AWP/Prague Fellowship award in nonfiction. Her short story "Beheadings" is featured in Best New American Voices 2001. On break from her travels, she is currently in the graduate program in creative writing at the University mostra altro of Missouri mostra meno
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Opere di Kira Salak

Opere correlate

The Best American Travel Writing 2005 (2005) — Collaboratore — 210 copie
The Best American Travel Writing 2006 (2006) — Collaboratore — 205 copie
The Best American Travel Writing 2002 (2002) — Collaboratore — 190 copie
The Best American Travel Writing 2004 (2004) — Collaboratore — 182 copie
The Best American Travel Writing 2003 (2003) — Collaboratore — 179 copie

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Informazioni generali

Data di nascita
1971-09-04
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
USA
Attività lavorative
journalist
Organizzazioni
National Geographic

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Recensioni

I was not able to identify well with the main character, but the writing was very good. It was an entertaining travel story and made me think even if I was vaguely annoyed with her the whole time.
 
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Abiquail | 3 altre recensioni | Apr 24, 2021 |
Hoe is hetom bijna te verdrinken in een rivier die door de meest legendarische woestijn op aarde stroomt? Dat wil Kira Salak dolgraag weten. Zij treedt in het spoor van de Schotse ontdekkingsreiziger Mungo Park, die twee eeuwen geleden werd vermoord tijdens zijn poging om het geheim van de West-Afrikaanse rivier de Niger te ontraadselen.
Kira besluit haar onmogelijke reis per kajak te maken. Zij peddelt in haar eentje vanuit de Malinese stad Oud S u naar Timboektoe, een tocht van bijna duizend kilometer.
Tropische stormen, agressieve nijlpaarden, wispelturige watervallen, hitte, honger en dorst, niets kan Kira tegenhouden. Elke avond stapt zij aan wal om te overnachten in een van de modderige dorpjes aan de oevers van de Niger. Meestal wordt ze hartelijk ontvangen, maar er zijn ook minder vriendelijke ontmoetingen met mensen die haar de verkeerde kant van hun machete laten zien. Wanneer Kira tenslotte haar bestemming bereikt, kan zij haar wens vervullen. In Timboektoe koopt ze twee Bella-slaven vrij van hun Toeareg-meesters.
Naar Timboektoe: het onvergetelijke reisavontuur van een jonge vrouw die even spannend schrijft als ze leeft.
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Lin456 | 5 altre recensioni | Oct 20, 2020 |
There is no doubt Kira Salak is a strong woman. As an eleven year old kid her father taught her how to handle a gun. She remembers her father encouraging his young daughter to aim between the eyes. All her life Kira considered herself tough, wanting to be a soldier, a warrior of Green Beret quality. For all of her courage, time and time again while reading Four Corners I was struck dumb by her seat-of-her-pants travel style in Papua New Guinea. Salak travels beyond the outer reaches of civilization because she has an inexplicable calling to do so. It seems incredulous one could be so naive about everything, including basic survival skills for the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Salak goes into the region without a clear plan or even a way to support herself should the missionaries and locals refuse to ensure her safe passage regardless of the money and/or gifts she has to offer. She's a creative writing student with no concrete connection to why she is there. Other reviewers of Four Corners called Salak "lucky." She is that and then some!… (altro)
 
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SeriousGrace | 3 altre recensioni | Nov 16, 2019 |
A compelling adventure story is marred by some overblown romantic passages. The journalist's quest for her mentor/idol through the jungles of Papua New Guinea is riveting; her romantic life in Canada, not so much. There is additional romance in the jungle, as well (caution: slight spoiler).
 
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mjspear | 48 altre recensioni | Oct 5, 2018 |

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4
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Utenti
549
Popolarità
#45,447
Voto
½ 3.7
Recensioni
59
ISBN
26
Lingue
2
Preferito da
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