Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession and Greed along Coastal South Africa - Couverture souple

Gavin Frank, Matthew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1785788884 ISBN 13 : 9781785788888

Editeur : Icon Books, 2022

Synopsis

'Ghost towns, corporate cruelty, the centuries-old relationship between humans and a species almost magical in its abilities ... fabulous.' The New York Times

'Eye-opening' Geographical

'A beautifully written book on diamond smuggling, the universe, life and much of what lies in between.' Toby Muse, author of Kilo: Life and Death Inside the Secret World of the Cocaine Cartels

For nearly 80 years, a huge portion of coastal South Africa was closed off to the public. With many of its pits now deemed "overmined" and abandoned, journalist and author Matthew Gavin Frank set out across the infamous Diamond Coast to investigate an illicit trade - the smuggling of diamonds by carrier pigeon - that supplies a global market.

Uncovering a long overlooked truecrime story dating back to the founding of the De Beers corporation, and blending elements of reportage, memoir and legend, he weaves interviews with local diamond divers, who extract mineral wealth from the seabed by day and raise pigeons in secret by night, with harrowing anecdotes from former heads of security, environmental managers, and vigilante pigeon hunters.

A rare and remarkable portrait of exploitation and greed, Flight of the Diamond Smugglers reveals how these feathered bandits became outlaws in every mining town.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Matthew Gavin Frank is the author of The Mad Feast, Preparing the Ghost, Pot Farm and Barolo. His work appears widely in journals and magazines, including The Kenyon Review, The Paris Review, Guernica, The New Republic, Iowa Review, Salon, Conjunctions and The Normal School. He teaches creative writing and lives in Marquette, Michigan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Icon Books
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1785788884
• ISBN 13: 9781785788888
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible