Djibouti (novel)

Djibouti
First edition (publ. William Morrow)
AuthorElmore Leonard
PublisherWilliam Morrow
Publication date
October 12, 2010
ISBN978-0-061-73517-2

Djibouti is a 2010 crime fiction work by American writer Elmore Leonard.[1]

Plot

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

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 of Katherine Bigelow's 2008 film The Hurt Locker.[3]

References

  1. ^ Janet Maslin (10 October 2010). "Pirates and Friends in Elmore Leonard's 'Djibouti'". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. ^ Richard Rayner (5 December 2010). "Book review: 'Djibouti' by Elmore Leonard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b Barry Forshaw (25 February 2011). "Djibouti, By Elmore Leonard". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ Giles Foden (12 February 2011). "Djibouti by Elmore Leonard – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2019.