A Training School for Elephants

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<p><b>From the award-winning author of<i> The Lost Pianos of Siberia</i> comes a new journey, following four 19th century elephants marched from the East African coast towards Congo to tell a heartbreaking story of folly and colonial greed.</b></p><p>INSTANT<i> SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLER</p><p>WINNER OF THE STANFORD'S TRAVEL WRITING BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026</p><p>WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON CONSERVATION 2025 SHORTLISTED</p><p><b>Best Summer Books of 2025: An illuminating tale of imperial ambition and ineptitude.' </b><i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i></p><p><b>'A beautiful, intelligent and heartfelt book, a brilliantly researched account of an imperial fever dream alongside a no less feverish contemporary journey'</b> <i>THE</i> <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></p><p><b>'History and travelogue combine wonderfully in this tale of colonial plunder and hubris.'</b> <i>GUARDIAN</i></p><p>In 1879, King Leopold II of Belgium launched an ambitious plan to plunder Africa's resources. The key to cracking open the continent, or so he thought, was its elephants ? if only he could train them.</p><p>And so he commissioned the charismatic Irish adventurer Frederick Carter to ship four tamed Asian elephants from India to the East African coast, where they were marched inland towards Congo. The ultimate aim was to establish a training school for African elephants.</p><p>Following in the footsteps of the four elephants, Roberts pieces together the incredible true story of this long-forgotten expedition, in travels that take her to Belgium, Iraq, India, Tanzania and Congo. The storytelling brings to life a compelling cast of historic characters and modern voices, from ivory dealers to Catholic nuns, set against rich descriptions of the landscapes travelled.</p><p><b>Digging deep into historic records to reckon with our broken relationship with animals, <i>Training School for Elephants </i>reveals an extraordinary and enduring story of colonial greed, ineptitude, hypocrisy and folly.</b></p><p>Praise for <i

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781804994399

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

191 x 130 x 35 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Transworld Publ. Ltd UK