Tick Bite Fever

David Bennun

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Ebury Press
05 August 2004

Autobiography: general; Places & peoples: pictorial works

'Matchlessly witty-one of the country's funniest writers.' Steven Poole, The Guardian

Tick Bite Fever is the unconventional memoir of a very unconventional childhood.

In the early Seventies, Dave Bennun's family transplanted themselves from Swindon to the wilds of Kenya. His father, who was a doctor, had lived in Africa before (but had felt it expedient to leave when the South African government realised he was carting explosives around in the boot of his car for the ANC). For Dave, Kenya was bemusingly new. It would be his home for the next 16 years.

In Kenya, the childhood memoir takes on a rather surreal tone! On the way home from school, closed because a pair of lions are padding around the playground, Dave is mugged by baboons. Meet Dave's favourite pet Achilles, the almost indestructible dog! Find out about 'Nairobi snow' - and the national radio station that only has three records. And read about Dave and his Dad spending happy Sunday afternoons being chased by a herd of elephants. Enchantingly funny, Tick Bite Fever is a tale of the fading innocence of childhood, miles ahead of the competition.

By: David Bennun
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 219g
ISBN: 9780091897437
ISBN 10: 0091897432
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 05 August 2004
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in Swindon in 1968, Dave Bennun's family moved to Zambia in 1971. In 1973 the family moved to Kenya where they lived for the next 16 years. He has worked at Melody Maker and at Loaded. He is now freelance and writes for The Guardian, Observer, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Telegraph and GQ.

Reviews for Tick Bite Fever

A hilarious memoir...Enchanting and amazing The Daily Mail A delight The Guardian Laugh out loud is an understatement...a wonderful insight into life in Africa from a two-foot high point of view, witty, touching and above all affectionate The Press Assocation Tick Bite Fever itches with mordant wit - there's at least one turn of phrase per paragraph that gets among your ribs like a feather duster. An excellent memoir Uncut Magazine Exotic hats off to David Bennun, who has written a book full of warmth and self-deprecating humour Word Magazine

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