Ryszard Kapuscinski’s writing (in his own words) appeals to "people everywhere still young enough to be curious about the world" and explains why it gets an early mention for the ESHA Kenya travelers. As the only foreign correspondent for the Polish Press Agency in the 60’s, he traveled widely throughout the world and provided eyewitness accounts of the independence of many African nations. Clearly a great lover of literature and writers, his observations of war, politics, and geography read more like fiction than non. The Shadow of the Sun contains essays and vignettes from his journeys throughout the African
continent from Ethiopia to Nigeria, through deserts and mountains, and represents the full range of human emotion from great joy and celebration in the shade of a tree to fear and disgust in the sitting rooms of politicians. Much of the material in this book first appeared in The New Yorker. Even if you can’t join us in Kenya this summer, you can experience Africa through the great lens of Kapuscinski wherever your summer adventures take you. Laurel Seid
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