A memoir of zimbabwe, will be published in september 2009. The last resort is a whirlwind tour through eight years of zimbabwes descent from forced evictions of white farmers into the election chaos of 2008. You leave thamel at 6am on a nice bus with your fellow jumpers and those packed to stay a few nights. The last resort faculty book excerpt gotham writers workshop. Featuring room service, this property also provides guests with a terrace. Zimbabwe in vertiginous decline is the backdrop for douglas rogerss corrosively funny the last resort, in which rogers parents, among the countrys last remaining white farmers, attract everyone from prostitutes and diamond dealers to their backpacker lodge. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The lodge itself is a delight, with excellent room, great dining options, and a fantastic bar deck facing your own watering pool where animals come to drink, and the sunsets are breathtaking. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. The last resort by douglas rogers 2010 this warm and funny memoir is a love letter to a country in the grip of madness. Please note that i am not douglas rogers, the author of the last resort. The last resort a memoir of zimbabwe paperback author.
A memoir of zimbabwe from the worlds largest community of readers. I went back to harare last year for the first time since my first visit, and despite what you read in the press, the city was still very. In 2009, rogers published a partmemoir, parttravelogue, the last resort, concerning his parents struggle to stay afloat in modernday zimbabwe, coping with inflation, and warding off land invasions. A memoir of mischief and mayhem on a family farm in. Dougs impressive travel writing resume prequalifies his book for our reading list. Douglas rogers born 11 november 1968 is a zimbabwean journalist, travel writer, and memoirist. I visited zimbabwe in 1997, like you, and i agree that it was paradise. Born and raised in zimbabwe, douglas rogers is the son of wh. Imagine a bridge, over a 160m high tropical gorge, with one of nepals wildest river raging below now jump.
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Born and raised in zimbabwe, douglas rogers is the son of white farmers living through that countrys long and tense transition from postcolonial rule. It is an account of ordinary life for blacks and whites under mugabes dictatorship. His story is a personal memoir and love story of the land, the people, and most importantly, his stalwart parents, lyn and rosalind. A memoir of zimbabwe in which rogers s parents attract everyone from prostitutes and diamond dealers to the backpacker lodge. They must resort to unorthodox measures in the now wartorn country. Out of so many hotels in zimbabwe we can help you book the perfect hotel room, whether its a deal on a cheap hotel in zimbabwe for a long stay or multiple hotels for a trip across zimbabwe, we have a range of hotel to suit every individual need from the top 5star hotels in zimbabwe to hotels with a swimming pool, free breakfast and gym. Having travelled to zimbabwe to visit some of my husbands family in 2007 and fallen in love with the country and the people, ive developed a keen. What distinguishes douglas rogerss book from others is that there is a genuine narrative thread to his story. The last resort is one of the better memoirs ive read on zimbabwe. The author visits his parents each year as they adapt to a changing country and struggle to hold onto their small backpacker hotel, drifters inn, in the countryside. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
A memoir of zimbabwe by douglas rogers has 1,830 members. For many years, lyn and ros rogers were the owners of drifters, a famous game farm and backpacker lodge in the eastern mountains. Thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, the last resort is a remarkable true story about one family in a country under siege and a testament to the love, perseverance, and resilience of the human spirit. Rogers tells how his parents adapted, survived, and even thrived during the chaotic events that took place in zimbabwe during the reign of robert mugabe.
Where can i get the link to download the last resort. Born and raised in zimbabwe, douglas rogers is the son of white farmers living through that countrys long and. Jun 10, 20 the last resort is one of the better memoirs ive read on zimbabwe. Born in zimbabwe, new yorkbased travel writer rogers moves between two.
When zimbabwes president robert mugabe launched his violent program to reclaim whiteowned land and rogerss parents were caught in the cross fire, everything changed. Jan 15, 2017 please note that i am not douglas rogers, the author of the last resort. She is by turns ineffably beautiful, unspeakably hideous, insanely rich, desperately poor, democratic, brutally autocratic, violent, corrupt, and dysfunctional, even though, in person, her people seem to be, one and all, hardscrabble heroes and survivors. Praise last resort is a moving, bittersweet and naturally funny memoir of a young mans coming of age the london free press barclays straightforward and unadorned proselets him subtly convey the crazyquilt way that life happens. Douglas rogers is an awardwinning journalist and travel writer. The reserve bank of zimbabwe rbz has created a special window to plug liquidity challenges being experienced by commercial banks as part of a raft of measures the central bank has put in place. Zimbabwe in vertiginous decline is the backdrop for douglas rogers corrosively funny the last resort. Douglas rogers has written a brilliant and compelling book, the last resort, about life in zimbabwe in the 21st century. Oct 14, 2015 the last resort by douglas rogers 2010 this warm and funny memoir is a love letter to a country in the grip of madness. The 10 best hotels in zimbabwe for 2020 with prices. A dark and riveting vision of 1960s america that delivers literary excitement in the highest degree. May 25, 2011 the last resort is a compelling story about one familys struggle, the sometimes hilarious perspectives of marriage and the coming of age of a son who discovers how truly special zimbabweans are. May 19, 2009 the last resort is a dark, comic, truelife thriller about lyn and ros rogers, white africans of many generations, struggling to hold on to their game farm and backpacker lodge in robert mugabes wartorn zimbabwe.
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The resort provides an outdoor swimming pool and a 24hour front desk and free wifi. Rogers is a born and raised zimbabwean whose moving portrayal of his parents struggle to reinvent themselves during the chaotic and tumultuous mugabe. Douglas rogers journalist travel writer author, the. For many years, lyn and ros rogers were the owners of drifters, a famous game farm and backpacker lodge in. Travelogue, adventure yarn, political intrigue, tragedy, and highwire journalism, the last resort is a love story about the author and his homeland, zimbabwe. The times in the last resort, journalist douglas rogers tells the eyeopening, harrowing and, at times, surprisingly funny story of his parents struggle for survival in wartorn zimbabwe. In the last resort, journalist douglas rogers tells the.
If you read my blog at all, you know how much i write about the situation in zimbabwe. Douglas rogers recently published book, the last resort. Over the summer, a friend from one of the local bookstores passed me a galley of the the last resort, a memoir of zimbabwe by douglas rogers. Located in nyanga, 21 miles from rhodes nyanga national park, troutbeck resort has accommodations with a restaurant, free private parking, a bar and a garden. The last resort is a remarkable true story about one family in a country under siege and a testament to the love, perseverance, and resilience of the human spirit.
Jan 01, 2009 the last resort is a whirlwind tour through eight years of zimbabwe s descent from forced evictions of white farmers into the election chaos of 2008. Asking him questions in comments is novelist, playright. For the uninitiated, drifters is featured in the book, the last resort. Tourism is one of the nations main economic factors, meaning that you will find that there is tremendous dedication to providing a great experience at the top hotels in zimbabwe. Roar africa is eagerly awaiting the release of our friend douglas rogers book the last resort. What distinguishes douglas rogerss book from others is that there is a genuine narrative thread to his. The new york journalist makes many trips to zimbabwe. Thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, the last. The last resort is a dark, comic, truelife thriller about lyn and ros rogers, white africans of many generations, struggling to hold on to their game farm and backpacker lodge in robert mugabes. Strangely though, while things around them were falling apart, my parents had an incredible ability to laugh at the absurdity of their situation. The last resort gotham teacher douglas rogers has just seen the release of his memoir the last resort. The author visits his parents each year as they adapt to a changing country and struggle to hold onto their small backpacker hotel, drifters inn, in. Douglas rogers is a zimbabweborn journalist and travel writer based in new york city. A memoir of zimbabwe this vibrant, tragic and surprsingly funny book is the best account yet of ordinary lifefor blacks and whitesunder mugabes dictatorship.
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