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Kahawa
Kahawa
Author: Donald E. Westlake
In Uganda in 1977, a particular trainload of coffee, mostly belonging to dictator Idi Amin, is worth six million dollars. As a group of scoundrels and international financiers hijack the train, the double and triple crosses pile up and the comic tension escalates in a brawling brew of buffoons, bumblers, beans and boxcars.
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ISBN-13: 9780446403436
ISBN-10: 0446403431
Publication Date: 4/1/1996
Pages: 496
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1
i am a huge fan of westlake. even the most brilliant writers must, however, suffer from the occasionally not-quite-up-to-the-usual-brilliance. this is westlake's.

if you're a fan, i would recommend it simply on the basis that having all the flavors of westlake can only be delightful, but if this is your first taste, i would recommend, for a start, any of the 'dortmunder' books and his 'parker' books, originally written under the pseudonym richard stark.

happy reading.
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The story is about a plan to rip off a trainload of Idi Amin's coffee. Really remarkable: devastating portraits, a wealth of political and historical insights into the African continent, and a hell of a lot of fun!
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