The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari

Written by Paul Theroux

Narrated by John McDonough

A final African adventure from the writer whose gimlet eye and effortless prose have brought the world to generations of readers

Journeying alone, in what he feels will be his last African journey, Paul Theroux encounters a world increasingly removed from both the itineraries of tourists and the hopes of post-colonial independence movements. Having travelled down the right-hand side of Africa in Dark Star Safari, he sets out this time from Cape Town, heading northwards up the left-hand side, through South Africa and Namibia, to Botswana, heading for the Congo, in search of the end of the line.

• Language: English
• Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: May 30, 2013
• ISBN: 9781471232503

Paul Theroux

PAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include The Bad Angel Brothers, The Lower River, Jungle Lovers, and The Mosquito Coast, and his renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star and Dark Star Safari. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.

Reviews for The Last Train to Zona Verde

[GARY S. SETTLES · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I love Theroux’s travel books and I would like to read or listen to them all. This is a good one. No, it does not describe a fun trip. But it is fascinating, and I learned a lot from it about Africa and about a different view of the human spirit. Theroux is a great writer.

[john gould · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fascinating insight into Southern and Western Africa. Great narrator!