Quondam: Travels in a Once World - Softcover

Devoy, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1999601408 ISBN 13: 9781999601409

Publisher: Quondam, 2018

Synopsis

‘A traveller’s banquet of passion. . .and hard-earned wisdom’—Ted Simon

Once in a while a travel book comes along that pushes at the boundaries of the genre. Quondam: Travels in a Once World does exactly that, asking us to re-imagine the relevance and potential of travel—in this case, an epic, true-grit expedition by bike through the heart of Africa without the umbilical cord of technology, when being on your own meant exactly that.

A superb observer and story-teller, John Devoy recounts his adventure in an imaginative and captivating style that has won the admiration of Dervla Murphy and Ted Simon, two writers who have left their own indelible marks on the literature of travel.

About this title

About the Author:

Growing up in Whitegate, County Cork, Ireland, John Devoy studied medical laboratory science and worked in Cork University Hospital until 1985. In April that year he set out on his great adventure, in which he covered more than 33,000 kilometres in two years, cycling north first to beyond the Arctic Circle in Norway, then south through Europe and the Middle East to Africa, where he continued to Capetown. Quondam tells the story of his journey from Cairo to Nairobi. Two forthcoming books will recount the other parts of his great trek. Today he lives with his wife Sara and their three teenage children, Oisín, Aisha, and Meriel, on their organic farm in West Cork, Ireland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Quondam
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1999601408
• ISBN 13: 9781999601409
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272