Djibouti (novel)
Djibouti is a 2010 crime fiction work by American writer Elmore Leonard.[1]
Plot[edit]
In the novel, Dara Barr is an "Oscar-winning documentary film maker" and her "6 feet 6, age 72, African American, über-cool"[2] confidant and assistant Xavier LeBo arrive in djibouti to document piracy around the Horn of Africa.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
Writing in The Guardian, Giles Foden described the subject matter of the book as "well researched and not as improbable as it might seem."[4]
Writing in The Independent, Barry Forshaw noted that the fictional young film maker and her older adviser might resemble the production Katherine Bigelow's 2008 film The Hurt Locker.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Janet Maslin (10 October 2010). "Pirates and Friends in Elmore Leonard's 'Djibouti'". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Richard Rayner (5 December 2010). "Book review: 'Djibouti' by Elmore Leonard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ a b Barry Forshaw (25 February 2011). "Djibouti, By Elmore Leonard". The Independent. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Giles Foden (12 February 2011). "Djibouti by Elmore Leonard – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2019.