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Douglas rogers born 11 november 1968 is a zimbabwean journalist, travel writer, and memoirist. No, the last resort is full of wry humour and absurdity that drives home some hard truths about life in our neighbouring state. Douglas rogers is an awardwinning author, travel writer and journalist with 20 years experience writing for the worlds leading magazines and newspapers including the. The surprising answer is yes, if its as good as douglas rogers the last resort. The last resort by douglas rogers is in the bookbags christmas gift recommendations 2010. Born and raised in zimbabwe, douglas rogers is the son of. In the last resort, journalist douglas rogers tells the eyeopening, harrowing and, at times, surprisingly funny story of his parents struggle for survival in wartorn zimbabwe. Jack klaff reads from douglas rogers s account of life in a zimbabwean tourist lodge. This vibrant, tragic and surprsingly funny book is the best account yet of. Bbc radio 4 book of the week, douglas rogers the last. The last resort why would douglas rogers parents hang.
Where can i get the link to download the last resort. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Jack klaff reads from douglas rogerss account of life in a zimbabwean tourist lodge. So beautifully written and showing such pride while living through constant worry and. The last resort by douglas rogers the author tells the story of the land his parents bought in zimbabwe which became a rich metaphor for the state of the country itself lisa grainger. A ripping yarn that moves beyond memoir to become a chronicle of a nation. This vibrant, tragic and surprisingly funny book is the best account. A memoir of zimbabwe by douglas rogers overview thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, the last resort is a remarkable true story about one family in a country under siege and a testament to the love, perseverance, and resilience of the human spirit. Douglas rogers begins his tale, the last resort, with one of the first white farm land invasion in zimbabwe in april 2000, and begins to take readers through the ups and mostly downs of the country, including the fight for his parents land and survival. I went back to harare last year for the first time since my first visit, and despite what you read in the press, the city was still very.
A memoir of mischief and mayhem on a family farm in africa by douglas rogers in fb2, rtf, txt download e book. Two weeks in november is the thrilling, surreal, unbelievable and often very funny true story of four wouldbe enemies a high ranking politician, an exiled human rights lawyer, a dangerous spy and a lowkey white businessman turned political fixer who team up to help unseat one of the worlds longest serving dictators, robert mugabe. His story is a personal memoir and love story of the land, the people, and most importantly, his stalwart parents, lyn and rosalind. The times in the last resort, journalist douglas rogers tells the eyeopening, harrowing and, at times, surprisingly funny story of his parents struggle for survival in wartorn zimbabwe. A memoir of mischief and mayhem on a family farm in africa, crownrandom house, finalist for the prestigious dolman travel book of the year. They jump through disappearing hoops in an effort to save their home and property yet they remain cheerful and hopeful that life will get better. Rogers compassion, humour and frequent bemusement give this heartstoppingly good book its life force. Thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, the last resort is a. Born and raised in zimbabwe, douglas rogers is the son of white farmers living through.
A memoir of zimbabwe was published to critical acclaim and went on to become a bestseller in the uk and south africa. A memoir of mischief and mayhem on a family farm in africa by douglas rogers. Douglas rogers has written a brilliant and compelling book, the last resort, about life in zimbabwe in the 21st century. The sunday times praised the book as it captures the rich humanity the friendship, bravery, stoicism and unfailing humour of the. Jun 10, 20 drifters is a backpackers lodge, the focal point of the douglas rogers memoir the last resort. Douglas rogers memoir of his parents and their struggle to survive and keep their farm in zimbabwe has been getting a lot of attention, mostly because its not another one of those solemn white boy in africa books. The author tells the story of his parents fight to stay on their backpacker lodge in zimbabwe despite the political upheaval of the last decade. Douglas rogers is an awardwinning author, travel writer and journalist with 20. Thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, the last resort is a remarkable true story about one family in. For many years, lyn and ros rogers were the owners of drifters, a famous game farm and backpacker lodge in the eastern mountains. Douglas rogers is a zimbabweborn journalist and travel writer based in new york city. Thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny,the last resortis a remarkable true story about one family in a country under siege and a testament to the love, perseverance, and resilience of.
Read the last resort a memoir of zimbabwe by douglas rogers available from rakuten kobo. A brooklyn travel writer returns to his south african homeland to rescue the family farm from imminent danger. The last resort douglas rogers 9781907595219 allen. The last resort is a whirlwind tour through eight years of zimbabwes descent from forced evictions of white farmers into the election chaos of 2008. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The last resort is a film about belonging in africa, about people brought together by their need to survive, but fortified by their determination to build a better life no matter what the challenges. The last resort by douglas rogers the sunday times. Nov 25, 2009 a whole host of launches for the last resort by douglas rogers will take place this week, including tonights launch at the book lounge in cape town. Douglas rogers is a zimbabweborn journalist and travel writer based in the united states. Douglas rogers journalist travel writer author, the. Zimbabwe in vertiginous decline is the backdrop for douglas rogerss corrosively funny the last resort, in which rogers parents, among the countrys last remaining white farmers, attract everyone from prostitutes and diamond dealers to their backpacker lodge. Born and raised in zimbabwe, rogers kept his eye on the tumultuous political situation in his native land from afar, as white farmers, a small fraction of africas population, were routinely murdered or terrorized into surrendering their farm land. I visited zimbabwe in 1997, like you, and i agree that it was paradise. Buy this book born in zimbabwe, new yorkbased travel writer rogers moves between two.
The last resort by douglas rogers read by jack klaff. But it is in the nuance rogers brings to zimbabwe that he truly excels. In 2009, rogers published a partmemoir, parttravelogue, the last resort, concerning his parents struggle to stay afloat in modernday zimbabwe, coping with inflation, and warding off land invasions. A memoir of zimbabwe thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, the last resort is a remarkable true story about one family in a country under siege and a testament to the love, perseverance, and resilience of the hu. A memoir of zimbabwe, will be published in september 2009. The last resort, travel book about zimbabwe by douglas rogers the last resort doctor who, a 2003 novel based on the doctor who series the last resort nancy drewhardy boys, a 1990 novel for children and teenagers.
A memoir of mischief and mayhem on a family farm in africa broadway books 2010. Hailed by the new york times as the best book on ordinary life for blacks and whites under the mugabe dictatorship, the last resort is the surreal and darkly comic true story of lyn and ros rogers, elderly owners of a thriving backpackers lodge in eastern zimbabwe. New york times so do we really need another memoir by a white zimbabwean. A memoir of mischief and mayhem on a family farm in. It moves beyond memoir to become a chronicle of a nation. The last resort is a dark, comic, truelife thriller about lyn and ros rogers. The last resort ebook by douglas rogers rakuten kobo. A memoir of mischief and mayhem on a family farm in africa rogers, douglas on. So, if you are hoping to bag some books for your group this month, you need to come and visit the blog on both wednesday for we all ran into the sunlight and friday for the world book night giveaway. Oil, power, and culture after socialism, and more on. Sunday times this vibrant, tragic and surprisingly funny book is the best account yet of ordinary life for blacks and whites under mugabes dictatorship. Two weeks in november by douglas rogers overdrive rakuten. Please note that i am not douglas rogers, the author of the last resort.
Hailed by the new york times as the best book on ordinary life for blacks and whites under the mugabe dictatorship, the last resort is the surreal and. Start the festivities at home with the following excerpt. See all books authored by douglas rogers, including the last resort. What distinguishes douglas rogers s book from others is that there is a genuine narrative thread to his story. A memoir of mischief and mayhem on a family farm in africa. Thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, the last. Do we really need another memoir by a white zimbabwean. For many years, lyn and ros rogers were the owners of drifters, a famous game farm and backpacker lodge in. A memoir of zimbabwe kindle edition by douglas rogers author. A memoir of mischief and mayhem on a family farm in africa by douglas rogers in fb2, rtf, txt download ebook. There is black and white, yes, but much more in the shades and tones of their mix and it is in exploring them that rogers, too, find his art. Douglas rogers books list of books by author douglas rogers. The last resort by douglas rogers, 9781907595219, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Douglas rogers thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, the last resort is a remarkable true story about one family in a country under siege and a testament to the love, perseverance, and.
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