The Saviour Fish: Life and Death on Africa's Greatest Lake

A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year, 2022 A Wanderlust Magazine Travel Book of the Year, 2022 "Weston takes us with him on a remarkable journey, punctuated by well-drawn anecdotes and sharp observations and brought to life by his elegant description. The Saviour Fish is a charming, compelling exploration of Lake Victoria and its people." Mail & Guardian, South Africa "The Saviour Fish is a brightly woven and revelatory vignette of life on Lake Victoria and the communities inhabiting its shores. It's a funny and moving story, but sounds a clear warning about the upheaval wrought by environmental change." Agence France-Presse "A poignant and memorable memoir. Lake Victoria seems to have entered Weston's soul." The Critic Sent to live on a remote island in the Tanzanian half of Lake Victoria, Mark Weston finds a community grappling with one of the world's great unknown environmental crises. Lake Victoria was once one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, but a predator released into its waters by East Africa's British colonisers has left a trail of destruction in its wake. The lives of millions of people have been upended, as a fateful confluence of overfishing, pollution and deforestation has triggered one of history's greatest mass extinctions. On remote Ukerewe Island, Mark Weston finds out how local communities are responding to the crisis. He lives for two years alongside the families and fishermen hardest hit by the upheaval and gets to know the aid workers, sorcerers and holy men whose businesses are booming. A captivating blend of travel writing and environmental reportage, The Saviour Fish paints an intimate picture of rural Tanzanian life, and of the human cost of biodiversity loss.
ASIN: 1789048583
VSKU: 31URM800GCA3_ns
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Mark, Weston
Binding: Paperback
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