Books like Namibia

Loved Namibia by Hans Hoefer? Here are 7 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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1Dark Star Safari
Dark Star Safari
Paul Theroux
A overland journey through Africa that covers some of the same southern and eastern ground and treats travel as a practical, sometimes difficult, undertaking.
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2Out of Africa
Out of Africa
Karen Blixen
A memoir of life in Kenya that gives a strong sense of the African landscape and its people, written by a European who lived there.
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3Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton
A novel set in South Africa that shows the landscape and social conditions of the country through the journey of a rural pastor to Johannesburg.
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4Disgrace
Disgrace
J. M. Coetzee
A novel set in post-apartheid South Africa that uses a rural landscape as a background to its moral and social questions.
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5In Patagonia
In Patagonia
Bruce Chatwin
A travel book about a remote, sparsely populated region, told through encounters and digressions rather than a fixed itinerary.
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6Desert Solitaire
Desert Solitaire
Edward Abbey
A account of seasons spent working in the desert canyonlands of Utah, combining close observation of the land with a strong sense of place.
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7The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z
David Grann
A narrative of an expedition into the Brazilian jungle that shows how remote travel and exploration are planned, endured and recorded.
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