To the Elephant Graveyard - Hardcover

Hall, Tarquin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0871138174 ISBN 13: 9780871138170

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr, 2000

Synopsis

An account of life among the Khasi tribe in a remote region of India describes a people whose culture is intimately bound to the area's elephants, but this peaceful coexistence is endangered by a killer elephant on the rampage unless a hunt can find and destroy the animal.

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Review

A lively, engaging and often exciting Indian travel book (Robert Carver, Times Literary Supplement)

Richly observed and brilliantly written, this book combines travel narrative with a thrilling plot that is hard to put down (Louise Earl, Daily Express)

A masterful piece of writing, full of suspense and crisis of plot...Above all, Hall is to be congratulated on writing a book that promises humour and adventure, and delivers both (Spectator)

This remarkable book is more than just a ripping yarn: it is also a beautifully observed, richly textured portrait of a little visited corner of India...A wonderful book that should become a classic (Daily Mail)

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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT 'TO THE ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD'
‘Tarquin Hall’s To the Elephant Graveyard takes a wildlife narrative and fuses it with a true crime story whilst retaining all the qualities of good travel writing... a masterful piece of writing, full of suspense and twists of plot... Above all, Hall is to be congratulated on writing a book that promises humour and adventure, and delivers both.’ Robert Twigger, The Spectator (Book of the Week)

‘This remarkable book is more than just a ripping yarn: it is also a beautifully observed, richly textured portrait of a little visited corner of a well-trodden country at a crucial turning point in its history. One moment Tarquin is lumbering on elephant-back through the sounds and smells of a village that has not changed in centuries; the next he is being threatened by political terrorists and ivory poachers... In the end, though, it is Tarquin’s quest for – and final discovery of – the legendary elephant’s graveyard that haunts the memory long after one has closed the cover of a wonderful book that should become a classic.’ Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail

‘To the Elephant Graveyard... shatters the old image, introducing us to the darker side of the Asian elephant. It is more a thriller than a straightforward travel book and the writing is insightful and sensitive.’ Tahir Shah, Literary Review

‘...fascinating and moving reading.’ Holly Smith, Geographical

Edition details

• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0871138174
• ISBN 13: 9780871138170
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260