- Average
- R 424.00
- Lowest seen
- R 424.00
- Highest seen
- R 424.00
- Last change
- R 0.00
- First indexed
- 25 Sep 2026
- Retailer
- Loot
Description
Perhaps the funniest travel book ever written, Remote People begins with a vivid account of the coronation of Emperor Ras Tafari – Haile Selassie I, King of Kings; an event covered by Evelyn Waugh in 1930 as special correspondent for The Times. It continues with subsequent travels in throughout Africa, where natives rub shoulders with eccentric expatriates; settlers with Arab traders and dignitaries with monks. Interspersing these colourful tales are three ‘nightmares’ which describe the vexations of travel, including returning home.