“Except for a very few elite pro racers up front, the Dakar Rally is not, at heart, a contest among the competitors; the battle, instead, is between mankind - more precisely, Western mankind, with all its fire-breathing machinery and inexorable arrogance - and Africa, which has been proving itself untamable for centuries now.”

American novelist, journalist, and musician

Jonathan Miles is an American novelist, journalist, and musician. He is known for his novels and for his writing in magazines and newspapers, including a column for the New York Times Styles section. His books include Dear American Airlines, Want Not, Anatomy of a Miracle: The True* Story of a Paralyzed Veteran, a Mississippi Convenience Store, a Vatican Investigation, and the Spectacular Perils of Grace, and Eradication: A Fable. He has also contributed to GQ, Details, Field & Stream, and Garden & Gun.