The Fish Eagle's Lament

Travels in Southwest Ethiopia

Gerard Dominic Pillai (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

324 Seiten

2009
Matador (Verlag)
978-1-84876-130-8 (ISBN)

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To celebrate his love for the African Continent, Gerard takes you on a captivating journey into the Southwest of Ethiopia. He looks at the many ethnic groups that live in the area, along with the fauna, flora and food of the region.

This book will provide readers with an intimate and heartfelt insight into the customs, dress, food, landscape and wildlife of one of the last true tribal lands in Africa. Gerard's compelling prose is complemented by numerous vivid slides of outstanding clarity and composition.

Gerard Dominic Pillai was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He attended St Josephs College, Colombo before joining the newly formed tri-service Sir John Kotelawela Defence Academy. After graduating with a Degree in Physics from the University of Colombo, he was commissioned in the Sri Lanka Army. He migrated to Australia before seeing active service. Gerard is passionate about travel. He spends as much time as possible in Africa, usually self-driving a Land Rover and camping. Other interests include bird and wildlife watching, and photography.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.6.2009
Zusatzinfo	col. Illustrations, maps
Verlagsort	Market Harborough
Sprache	englisch
Maße	230 x 290 mm
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Afrika
ISBN-10	1-84876-130-9 / 1848761309
ISBN-13	978-1-84876-130-8 / 9781848761308
Zustand	Neuware