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The desert and the sea, 977 days captive on the Somali pirate coast, Michael Scott Moore

Label
The desert and the sea, 977 days captive on the Somali pirate coast, Michael Scott Moore
Language
eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The desert and the sea
Responsibility statement
Michael Scott Moore
Sub title
977 days captive on the Somali pirate coast
Summary
With echoes of Catch-22 and Black Hawk Down, author and former hostage Michael Scott Moore masterfully walks a fine line between personal narrative and journalistic critical eye in this page-turning and novelistic account of 977 days held captive by Somali pirates
Table Of Contents
The rumor kitchen -- Underworld -- Living in civilization keeps us civilized -- The ambiguous Asian fishing boat -- Flight -- No God but God -- The hostage cookbook -- Stronger than dirt -- Fugue
Target audience
adult
Content