{"product_id":"9780547999258","title":"The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDark Star Safari\u003c\/i\u003e journeys across western Africa in this “thoroughly engrossing [and] at times tragic” travelogue (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Theroux’s best-selling \u003ci\u003eDark Star Safari\u003c\/i\u003e chronicled his epic overland voyage from Cairo to Cape Town, providing an insider’s look at modern Africa. Now, with \u003ci\u003eThe Last Train to Zona Verde\u003c\/i\u003e, he returns to discover how both he and Africa have changed in the ensuing years. Traveling alone, Theroux sets out from Cape Town, going north through South Africa, Namibia, then into Angola, encountering a world increasingly removed from tourists’ itineraries and the hopes of postcolonial independence movements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter covering nearly 2,500 arduous miles, Theroux cuts short his journey, a decision he chronicles with unsparing honesty in a chapter titled “What Am I Doing Here?” Vivid, witty, and beautifully evocative, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Train to Zona Verde\u003c\/i\u003e is a fitting final African adventure from the writer whose gimlet eye and effortless prose have brought the world to generations of readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e“If this book is proof, age has not slowed Theroux or encouraged him to rest on his achievements . . . Gutsy, alert to Africa's struggles, its injustices and history.” — \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120257450224,"sku":"9780547999258","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547999258_p0.jpg?v=1769896458","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547999258","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}