Investigating the literary culture of the early interaction between European countries and East Africa, Edward Wilson-Lee uncovers an extraordinary sequence of stories in which explorers, railway labourers, decadent emigres, freedom fighters, and pioneering African leaders made Shakespeare their own in this alien land.
An exploration of William Shakespeare's global legacy, this combines travel, biography, history and satire in celebration of one of the greatest literary giants. Wilson-Lee travels from Zanzibar through Kenya and into Sudan.