The Cobra's Heart - Penguin Great Journeys
The Cobra's Heart is a succinct yet expansive book about a Polish journalist's experiences and observations in 20th-century Africa. Just under 100 pages, it's merely an excerpt of Ryszard Kapuściński's full-length book, The Shadow of the Sun . Upon finishing it, I was happy to find the full version already on my to-read list (added, though forgotten apparently, in 2013) as well as pleasantly surprised that this miniature made me want to read the full book.