Quondam
Travels in a Once World
2nd Edition
Published on 7. February 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-9996014-1-6 (ISBN)
Description
Once in a while a travel book comes along that pushes at the boundaries of the genre. Quondam: Travels in a Once World does exactly that, asking us to re-imagine the relevance and potential of travel—in this case, an epic, true-grit expedition by bike through the heart of Africa without the umbilical cord of technology, when being on your own meant exactly that.
A superb observer and story-teller, John Devoy recounts his adventure in an imaginative and captivating style that has won the admiration of Dervla Murphy and Ted Simon, two writers who have left their own indelible marks on the literature of travel.
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Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Ireland
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
2
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
443 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-9996014-1-6 (9781999601416)
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Growing up in Whitegate, County Cork, Ireland, John Devoy studied medical laboratory science and worked in Cork University Hospital until 1985. In April that year he set out on his great adventure, in which he covered more than 33,000 kilometres in two years, cycling first to beyond the Arctic Circle in Norway, then south through Europe and the Middle East to Africa, where he continued to Capetown. Quondam tells the story of his journey from Cairo to Nairobi. Two forthcoming books will recount the other parts of his great trek. Today he lives with his wife Sara and their three teenage children, Oisín, Aisha, and Meriel, on their organic farm in West Cork, Ireland.
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