New York Times Correspondent's Memoir A Love Letter To Africa And Journalism
After a visit to East Africa in college, Jeffrey Gettleman set his heart on finding a way to return and make his life there.
After a visit to East Africa in college, Jeffrey Gettleman (@gettleman) set his heart on finding a way to return and make his life there. “Love, Africa” is the story of how he made his way back — and the conflicts he covered along the way.
Gettleman won a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for his reporting from East Africa. He speaks with Here & Now‘s Robin Young.
Editor’s Note: The excerpt below contains some explicit language.
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Book Excerpt: ‘Love, Africa’
By Jeffrey Gettleman
ITHACA, 1990
Every day, after my 3:35 class ended, I hurried back to the frat house to check my mailbox. Many of the letters started the same: “My beloved friend . . .”
Some asked for a camera, others for clothes. Most asked for nothing, just sharing the news from
