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Prague to Africa: 1882-1884
Vilem Nemec was dreaming about going to Africa for years. He was a pharmacist, just completing his exams, and studying languages, zoology and natural history to prepare himself for the trip, his dream of the future. Then one night, at a party with his friends, who were teasing him that he will never make it, he announced that he is leaving tomorrow. He got himself into a situation from which he could not back out without losing face, so he left for Africa the next day, with no money in his pocket.This is a journal of his two year trip to Cairo from Prague, with many humorous adventures in between. His granddaughter, Jana R. Nemec Jirak, translated the journal from Czech language.
148 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2001
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February 9, 2026
This is a story translated by my Great Aunt Jana, originally written by my great, great, great granddad - Vilem Nemec. A short story with so many wild adventures on his trek to Africa. Of course I may be partial, but even if this wasn’t a beautiful family tale, it was such an adventurous read about a man with so many passions; adventure being the primary one.
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