Scott Griffin
Auteur de My Heart Is Africa: A Flying Adventure
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Literary Trust
Œuvres de Scott Griffin
The Grievance 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1938
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Lieux de résidence
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mexico - Professions
- business executive
philanthropist - Relations
- Krystyne Griffin
- Organisations
- House of Anansi Press
Griffin Poetry Prize - Courte biographie
- Founder, in 2000, of the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world's most generous poetry awards. Awarded annually to 1 Canadian and 1 International recipient.
Membres
Critiques
With premonition the hero reflects his years of working as a security guard. He constructs in three dimension the information at times is impossible to filter. He accepts a job from criminals. Descriptive tension and mystery build as wisps of his memory focus during life threatening events. As troubles arise, fans of mystery may find the ending surprising.
Der Plot ist auf jeden Fall interessant. Die Übersetzung ist dafür leider an manchen Stellen etwas holperig. Im ganzen keine schlechte Kurzgeschichte, wenn auch das Ende für mich persönlich zu viele Fragen offen gelassen hat. Vielleicht wären da fünf Seiten mehr besser gewesen. Daher von mir nur gut gemeinte drei Sternchen.
A great read about a Canadian man who flys his small plane to Africa where he spends two years working for the Flying Doctors Service. While there, he and his wife spend some time flying around Africa.
While I enjoyed reading about Mr. Griffen's adventures, I was struck by the many times he put himself and his wife in danger. My husband, who is a pilot, also was amazed at some of the flying risks Mr. Griffen took which put himself, his plane and (at times) passengers at risk. For example, he lands on an island without knowing whether the land is suitable for a landing, and he flies into a country without a permit, which lands him and his wife in custody. This, I think, speaks to his sense of entitlement as a white person with money. More importantly, though, it speaks to his honesty in relating his story.… (plus d'informations)
While I enjoyed reading about Mr. Griffen's adventures, I was struck by the many times he put himself and his wife in danger. My husband, who is a pilot, also was amazed at some of the flying risks Mr. Griffen took which put himself, his plane and (at times) passengers at risk. For example, he lands on an island without knowing whether the land is suitable for a landing, and he flies into a country without a permit, which lands him and his wife in custody. This, I think, speaks to his sense of entitlement as a white person with money. More importantly, though, it speaks to his honesty in relating his story.… (plus d'informations)
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Membres
- 68
- Popularité
- #253,411
- Évaluation
- 3.2
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 10
- Langues
- 1
An enjoyable short story.