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But on they trod--with the much-needed help of three Iban natives and an unseen, though oft-quoted river god--through jungle, across rivers whose height may rise seven feet overnight, and via native villages (where they often have late-night parties), with one goal in mind: seeing the fabled Borneo rhino. Fenton is nearly swept away in a whirlpool, they subsist on jungle-worm gruel, and ripping off sucking leeches is a near-daily occurrence, but cultural and natural insights and adventures abound in this rip-roaringly funny and deftly written travelogue that will have you chortling out loud. --Melissa Rossi
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First American Edition. New York: Random House, 1984. Remainder mark bottom edge. Photos, bibliography, index, 204 pages. "Exuberant narrative of a 1983 journey on foot and by boat to the center of Borneo". The author (natural history book reviewer for the London Times Literary Supplement) made the long river voyage with his friend, James Fenton, and three memorable native guides. This account of their daily jungle miseries and discoveries lands them eventually in the Tiban massif, unexplored since 1926. Fascinating, funny, a great read. Remainder mark bottom edge. First American Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Seller Inventory # 014016
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