Allan Schulz
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Tim Butcher:
Tim - I thoroughly enjoyed your original take on the origins of WWI in "The Trigger". The way you were able to weave your experience from the Bosnian War in the 90s added a further level to one's understanding of an important subject. You may have to ask Bosnian Tourism for royalties as you made the place seem most appealing to an adventurer! What do you plan on writing about next?
Tim Butcher
Hi Alan – I await with great interest the royalty cheque from Sarajevo Tourism. Next book takes me all from South Africa (the Cederberg mountains to be exact) via Ethiopia to India, Myanmar through the Americas to the shore of Lake Geneva. An odd route, I concede, but a historically rich one. My previous books have taken me down the Congo (Blood River) and through the rainforest of Liberia (Chasing the Devil). Happy Reading, TimB
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Michele
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Tim Butcher:
I am currently reading Blood River and loving it. Your writing is superb. I don't read a lot of non-fiction, but I had just finished a book about Zimbabwe and was left wanting more. I knew something about this from Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. I have also read Alexandra Fuller's memoirs. I am fascinated by Africa and its history. Can you recommend other memoirs about Africa? s
Harry Barnett
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Tim Butcher:
I was wondering about the provisions you brought along on the trip. Graham Greene and his cousin had a large group of bearers to carry items such as food, whiskey and hammocks. You, on the other hand, appeared to eat whatever was at hand; bland chicken and rice, and even a tin of cat food (unknowingly). Why not bring along some of those freeze dried dinners that are so popular with backpackers?
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