AT THE MERCY OF THE RIVER
Book ID/图书代码： 01240005B03265
English Summary/英文概要： From the author of Last Breath, a journey down the Lugenda River--one of the last unexplored rivers in Africa. Peter Stark tells the physical story of his kayak trip along the Lugenda--he was the first white man to paddle the river--and weaves in the history of exploration in Africa, presenting us with a meditation on why we are so drawn to the African wilderness, why we feel we must explore the unknown. As Peter chronicles his journey down the river, past the hippos, crocs, lions, elephants, rapids, and other hazards, he also takes readers on an emotional journey into Conrad’s "heart of darkness"--the deepest of darkest Africa. He is driven to wonder why man has been drawn to exploration for so many centuries? Weaving in the tales of many of the explorers that came before, Peter uses their own words from diaries, letters and historical accounts to explore exploration--what drove man to push the boundaries and go farther than any other man? What did we gain as a civilization by pushing to the edge of the known world? And what does this say about our current dwindling wilderness? Where will we go in the future once rivers like the Lugenda have been conquered? Option publishers: UK (Macmillan); German (Rowohlt ); French (Lattes); Italian (Mondadori); Dutch (De Boekerij); Spanish (Planeta); Japanese (Kodansha).
Chinese Summary/中文概要： ：《临终》的作者Peter Stark的又一新作，带我们畅游非洲为数不多的一条至今还未被开垦过的河流，卢任达河。他身体力行，自己载着皮划艇遨游卢任达河----迄今为止，他还是第一位在卢任达河上划船而行的白人，为我们编制了一个动人故事，其中既掺杂了非洲探险史，也反思了为何人类会如此痴迷于非洲辽阔的茫茫荒野以及为什么会有如此强烈的意愿去开垦未知领域等此类问题。
Peter Stark沿河而行，一路上于河马、鳄鱼、狮子、大象做伴，还要顶着激流而上，各种危险可见一般，此外，读者也可以从他的旅行游记中走进康拉德“黑暗中心”的种族主义理论-----黑暗非洲的中心。 Peter情不自禁地想知道为什么那么多年来人类一直去开拓非洲大陆。 《流水无情》夹杂了许多以往非洲探险家的点滴故事，而作者Peter则通过引用探险家们的日记簿、来往书信以及无数历史故事中的肺腑之言探讨了开拓精神这样的问题-----是什么驱使人类不断扩大自己的范围，超越祖先们的管辖地；通过开拓已知世界的边境，作为一个文明世界的我们究竟可以从中获得什么呢；对于现在日益减少的荒地面积，这又能作出什么解释呢；一旦卢任达河之类的河流也被征服后，我们的未来何去何从。
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