Solomon Time Explained

Solomon Time
Author:Will Randall
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Published:2002
Publisher:Abacus
Media Type:Print, e-book
Pages:304
Isbn:0349115028

Solomon Time is a 2002 travel book by English writer Will Randall, subtitled Adventures in the South Pacific.[1] The book was first published in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2002 through Abacus and was published in the United States the following year through Scribner.

Synopsis

The work is based on Randall's memoirs and is an account of his time in the Solomon Islands living in the village of Mendali on Rendova Island of Western Province.

Reception

Critical reception has been positive.[2] The Guardian reviewed the book in the months following its release, writing that Randall had a "deceptively guileless style. This allows him to negotiate the twin hazards which face the travel writer: the boiling feeding frenzy of bravado and the desolate reef of faux naivety."[3] The Washington Post praised the work, stating "At times he works a little too hard to turn on the charm, and he isn't always able to avoid the pitfalls of paternalism that await the Western traveler who ventures to faraway places with strange-sounding names, but he is rescued by a nice inclination toward self-mockery and, even more, by the fundamental decency and humanity of the people of the Solomons."[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Anthony Sattin. Anthony Sattin. Solomon Time (book review). Sunday Times (London). 16 June 2002.
  2. News: The resourceful traveler.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410060354/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-119341733.html. dead. 10 April 2016. 13 January 2016. Chicago Tribune (subscription required). 10 April 2003.
  3. News: Observer review: Solomon Time and Ciao Asmara. The Observer. 13 January 2016. Stephen. Smith. 14 July 2002 .
  4. Web site: One on the Isle. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911125136/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-239237.html. dead. 11 September 2016. The Washington Post (subscription required). 13 January 2016. 27 March 2003. Yardley. Jonathan.