Impossible lives of Basher Thomas
Subtitle: a novel
By: Robert Detman
Edition: First Figureground Press edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780692243497
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Death; Artists; Missing persons; Photojournalists; Journalism; Fiction
Description: Documentary filmmaker Harry Ogletree lives in the shadow of his friend Basher Thomas, who gained fame as an internationally renowned photojournalist. Two decades on from Basher's disappearance in the jungles of Guatemala, Harry sifts through an archive of Basher's documents, crafting a narrative about his friend's life. Reconstructing Basher's dangerous assignations, from obscure African kraals to Middle East war zones, Harry investigates their shared past as he uncovers keys to Basher's motivations. Making a pilgrimage to the site of Basher's death, Harry will ultimately confront the malleability of memory and the inescapable desires of his past.