An outrageously disdainful, wonderfully funny account . . . he wrote like an angel - a fallen one'
Irish Times
Perhaps the funniest travel book ever written, Remote People begins with a vivid account of the coronation of Emperor Ras Tafari - Haile Selassie I, King of Kings - an event covered by Evelyn Waugh in 1930 as special correspondent for The Times. It continues with subsequent travels throughout Africa, where natives rub shoulders with eccentric expatriates, settlers with Arab traders and dignitaries with monks. Interspersing these colourful tales are three 'nightmares' which describe vexations of travel, including returning home.
'Acerbic and entertaining, always alert and shrewdly observant' Guardian