My Colombian Death by Matthew Thompson
Mesmerising, outrageous and true, My Colombian Death is a wild ride to the edge of experience
Welcome to Colombia, where life is cheap and so are the drugs...
Wrecked by revolution, kidnappings, assassinations, and the collateral damage of being the world's largest cocaine lab, Colombia always held a certain allure for Matthew Thompson. His American father was offered a post which would have taken the family to Colombia's capital, Bogota, but instead chose Australia. At 35, overregulated and understimulated by his job on a daily newspaper, Matthew decides to check out from the Australian Dream and run to the mad country searching for the life he might have led.
Weaving his way through frenzied carnivals, bull-runs, crack houses and encounters with armed gangs and paramilitaries, he becomes part of a world where the lines between friend and enemy, life and death, are often impossible to detect. And just when he thinks it's time to turn back, he finds himself beyond the point of return.
Format: Paperback | 336 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.3 x 15.4 x 2.5 | 544g -
Publication Date: 01 Aug 2008
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Picador
Publication City/Country: Sydney, Australia
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0330423924
ISBN13: 9780330423922
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some obvious damage to the cover including scuff marks along the edges, and a large crease on the back cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.