White Mans Grave, Richard Dooling
White Mans Grave, Richard Dooling
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White Man's Grave

Author: Richard Dooling

Narrator: John Edwardson

Unabridged: 16 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/05/2010

Synopsis

When Peace Corps volunteer Michael Killigan goes missing in West Africa, his father Randall and his best friend Boone Westfall begin separate quests to find him. Randall, a bankruptcy lawyer, is the warlord of his world, a shark in a fishbowl, exercising power with mad, relentless, hilarious glee; Boone, an American innocent abroad, journeys to the African bush, protected by the twin charms of the passport and the almighty dollar. In seeking Michael, both men find much more than they bargain for.

About The Author

RICHARD DOOLING is a novelist, screenwriter, and lawyer, a visiting professor at the University of Nebraska College of Law, and a frequent contributor to the New York Times. He is the author of Critical Care, Brainstorm, Bet Your Life, and the novel White Man’s Grave, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with his wife, children, and computers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Glenn

Village in Sierra Leone, West Africa Michael Killigan, a twentysomething Peace Corps volunteer stationed in a village in Sierra Leone, West Africa, goes missing during a time of turbulent political unrest. The search is on. Michael's father, a kingpin bankruptcy lawyer in Indianapolis, uses his mone......more

Goodreads review by Julie H.

I loved this book! The quick premise is that an ill/underprepared Peace Corps volunteer goes missing and his ruthless uber-capitalist father goes after him. Neither father nor son is quite prepared to take the local traditions seriously and...well...you learn a lot about cross-cultural respect, abou......more

Goodreads review by Titus

Occasionally a book surfaces that is so thought-provoking it demands insertion into an academic curriculum. If the book is a novel it is a near certainty that if incorporated into a curriculum, that volume will only go into an English or Literature curriculum. "White Man's Grave" is one of those rar......more

Goodreads review by Thurston

Excellent book. Having spent two years in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone, I can attest to its accuracy. Anyone planning on traveling in this part of the world would be well advised to read this book.......more

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