West with the Night
by Beryl Markham
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryadventurefresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is sweeping, fresh and polished. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.4 / 5
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About This Book
A pioneer aviator's life in Africa. From a letter to Maxwell Perkins: "Did you read Beryl Markham's book, West with the Night? I knew her fairly well in Africa and never would have suspected that she could and would put pen to paper except to write her flyer's log book. As it is, she has written so well, and marvelously well, that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer.
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- Author
- Beryl Markham
- Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 293
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- Open Library
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