“He has,in short,reached his peak as a hunter,exuberantly altered from the pale,overweight statesman of ten months ago. Africa's way of reducing every problem of existence to dire alternatives-shoot or starve,kill or be killed,shelter or suffer,procreate or count for nothing-has clarified his thinking,purged him of politics and its constant search for compromise.”
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Edmund Morris is a renowned American writer, best known for his biographical works. Born on May 27, 1940, he is celebrated for his in-depth research and vivid narratives of historical figures. more
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