The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast

by Michael Scott Moore

Book Overview

Michael Scott Moore, a journalist and the author of Sweetness and Blood, incorporates personal narrative and rigorous investigative journalism in this profound and revelatory memoir of his three-year captivity by Somali pirates--a riveting, thoughtful, and emotionally resonant exploration of foreign policy, religious extremism, and the costs of survival.

In January 2012, having covered a Somali pirate trial in Hamburg for Spiegel Online...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062449176
• ISBN13: 9780062449177
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Harper Wave
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.7" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

An amazing story, and well-written

This isn't the only story of a Western person who was held for ransom by Somali pirates, unfortunately, but it is the only one from the unique perspective of Moore. It's honestly very well written--as it should be, since he is a journalist. He recounts a horrible time in his life and the struggles with mental health that go along with his experiences.