Down the Nile : alone in a fisherman's skiff / Rosemary Mahoney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahoney, Rosemary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nile River--Description and travel.

Nile River.

Egypt--Description and travel.

Egypt.

Nile River Region.

Physical Description:

273 pages : map ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Little, Brown, and Co., 2007.

Summary:

Rosemary Mahoney was determined to take a solo trip down the Egyptian Nile in a small boat, even though civil unrest and vexing local traditions conspired to create obstacles every step of the way. Starting off in the south, she gained the unlikely sympathy and respect of a Muslim sailor, who provided her with a skiff and a window into the culturally and materially impoverished lives of rural Egyptians. Egyptian women don't row on the Nile, and tourists aren't allowed to for safety's sake. Mahoney endured extreme heat during the day, and a terror of crocodiles while alone in her boat at night. Whether confronting deeply held beliefs about non-Muslim women, finding connections to past chroniclers of the Nile, or coming to the dramatic realization that fear can engender unwarranted violence, Mahoney's informed curiosity about the world, her prose, and her wit never fail to captivate.--From publisher description.

Contents:

The River That Flows the Wrong Way 3

Aswan 21

The First Small Boat in Egypt 49

The Cataract Islands 67

At Elephantine 88

Hoda and the Women 103

Not Floating but Flying 118

Maritime Etiquette 136

A Night at Silwa 160

Luxor 180

A Boat of My Own 194

Alone 214

Fear Afloat 234.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-273).

ISBN:

9780316107457

031610745X

OCLC:

73993393

Online:

Publisher description