Mandy Sutter's 'Bush Meat' triumphs in its lean prose and true dialogue, in its disarming humour, in its evocation of a family divided by sexism and racism in 1960s Nigeria. Rory MacLean 1960sbushdialogue Change image and share on social
Before I met David Bowie, I was very nervous. I thought, 'Here comes the Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust. How will I ever communicate with him?' Rory MacLean bowiecommunicatedavid Change image and share on social
I don't see the value of boringly reporting the cold facts. Rory MacLean boringlycoldfact Change image and share on social
London has always moved and surprised me, reinventing itself in ways both fresh and familiar. It's a contrary, complex and creative city, an anarchist of a thousand faces - fickle and unfailing, tender and bleak, ambitious and callous. Rory MacLean ambitiousanarchistbleak share on social
Berlin is all about volatility. Its identity is based not on stability but on change. Rory MacLean baseberlinchange Change image and share on social
One of the most inexplicable characteristics of the Germans is their love of kitsch. Rory MacLean characteristicgermaninexplicable Change image and share on social
The travel book is a convenient metaphor for life, with its optimistic beginning or departure, its determined striving, and its reflective conclusion. Journeys change travellers just as a good travel book can change readers. Rory MacLean beginbookchange share on social
One of the most remarkable shindigs I ever attended was in Warsaw. Rory MacLean attendremarkableshindig Change image and share on social
Good travel books, like travel itself, open the door to new worlds. In the strongest works the author's vision becomes our own, especially if his or her subject is a distant destination. Rory MacLean authorbookdestination Change image and share on social
To me, Berlin is as much a conceit as a reality. Why? Because the city is forever in the process of becoming, never being, and so lives more powerfully in the imagination. Rory MacLean berlincityconceit Change image and share on social
