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The fearful void

In October 1972 Geoffrey Moorhouse began his odyssey across the Sahara from the Atlantic to the Nile, a distance of 3,600 miles. His reason for undertaking such an immense feat was to examine the roots of his fear, to explore an extremity of human experience. From the outset misfortune was never far away; and as he moved further into that 'awful emptiness' the physical and mental deprivation grew more intense. In March 1973, having walked the last 300 miles, Moorhouse, ill and exhausted, reached Tamanrasset, where he decided to end his journey. The Fearful Void is the moving record of his struggle with fear and loneliness and, ultimately, his coming to terms with the spiritual as well as the physical dangers of the desert.

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  • "Un classique de la littérature de voyages. Publié en 1974, il raconte la première traversée du Sahara d'est en ouest, une véritable expérience initiatique."
  • "In October 1972 Geoffrey Moorhouse began his odyssey across the Sahara from the Atlantic to the Nile, a distance of 3,600 miles. His reason for undertaking such an immense feat was to examine the roots of his fear, to explore an extremity of human experience. From the outset misfortune was never far away; and as he moved further into that 'awful emptiness' the physical and mental deprivation grew more intense. In March 1973, having walked the last 300 miles, Moorhouse, ill and exhausted, reached Tamanrasset, where he decided to end his journey. The Fearful Void is the moving record of his struggle with fear and loneliness and, ultimately, his coming to terms with the spiritual as well as the physical dangers of the desert."@en
  • "In October 1972 Geoffrey Moorhouse began his odyssey across the Sahara from the Atlantic to the Nile, a distance of 3,600 miles. His reason for undertaking such an immense feat was to examine the roots of his fear, to explore an extremity of human experience. From the outset misfortune was never far away; and as he moved further into that 'awful emptiness' the physical and mental deprivation grew more intense. In March 1973, having walked the last 300 miles, Moorhouse, ill and exhausted, reached Tamanrasset, where he decided to end his journey. The Fearful Void is the moving record of his struggle with fear and loneliness and, ultimately, his coming to terms with the spiritual as well as the physical dangers of the desert."
  • "The author arrived in Mauritania in October 1972 to begin a traverse of the great Sahara Desert from the Atlantic to the Nile, alone except for his camels. This is a moving account of his battle with fear and loneliness, and of the physical and spiritual hazards of the desert."@en

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  • "Personal narratives"@en
  • "Personal narratives"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Reisebericht 1972-1973"

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  • "Jusqu'au bout de la peur"
  • "Au bout de la peur"
  • "Fata Morgana"
  • "The fearful void : across the implacable Sahara, a man goes in search of himself : [a Sahara trek]"
  • "The fearful void"
  • "The fearful void"@en
  • "Jusqu'au bout de la peur : 2 ctes, 17 photogr. en noir"
  • "The fearful void : across the implacable Sahara, a man goes in search of himself"@en
  • "The fearful void : across the implacable Sahara, a man goes in search of himself"
  • "Au bout de la peur : [le désert en solitaire]"
  • "The fearful void : across the implacable Sahara : a man goes in search of himself"@en

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