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The humorous story of the author's travels in Borneo where he made lifelong friends with the Penan, jungle people who can catch fish with their feet, imitate the cry of the elusive barking deer, and survive in a fearsomely inhospitable environment. With their help Hansen learned to hunt pigs, danced in the tribal rituals, discovered the eyewatering nature of Penan sex aids and was given the ceremonial name "Rajah Kumis": King of the Moustache. He conveys how he came face to face with himself in the patch of map marked "unsurveyed", and records the experience of living in a proud and ancient tribal community based on mutual respect.
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"ƯA¨ book in the highest tradition of travel writing, encompassing grace, curiosity, and fear."--"The Washington Post"
"ƯA¨ gracefully written and passionate--account of a strange world made palpable, written with disarming modesty and rare sensitivity."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"One reads it and simply marvels."--"Outside"
"[A] book in the highest tradition of travel writing, encompassing grace, curiosity, and fear."--The Washington Post "[A] gracefully written and passionate--account of a strange world made palpable, written with disarming modesty and rare sensitivity."--The New York Times Book Review "One reads it and simply marvels."--Outside
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"ƯA¨ gracefully written and passionate--account of a strange world made palpable, written with disarming modesty and rare sensitivity."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"One reads it and simply marvels."--"Outside"
"[A] book in the highest tradition of travel writing, encompassing grace, curiosity, and fear."--The Washington Post "[A] gracefully written and passionate--account of a strange world made palpable, written with disarming modesty and rare sensitivity."--The New York Times Book Review "One reads it and simply marvels."--Outside
Eric Hansen lives in San Francisco, California.
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- PublisherMethuen Publishing Ltd
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 041375930X
- ISBN 13 9780413759306
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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