''The Shadow of the Sun'' ( pl, Heban, literally "Ebony") is a travel memoir by the Polish writer and journalist
Ryszard Kapuściński
Ryszard Kapuściński (; 4 March 1932 – 23 January 2007) was a Polish journalist, photographer, poet and author. He received many awards and was considered a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Kapuściński's personal journals in bo ...
. It was published in 1998 and by
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and more, detailing his account of the development of the African states.
Kapuściński's experience in Africa was unique, because he had the opportunity to stay with people of various classes in society, staying with ministers, as well as peasants in rural villages which gave him an honest perspective on what was the current situation of the continent.John Ryle (2001), "At play in the bush of ghosts" originally published as the “Tales of Mythical Africa” by the ''Times Literary Supplement'', 27 July 2001. Review of: Ryszard Kapuściński, ''The Shadow of the Sun'', translated by Klara Glowczewska, 336 pp,