Four Corners: A Journey Into the Heart of Papua New Guinea (Large Print 16pt)Following the route taken by British explorer Ivan Champion in 1927, and amid breathtaking landscapes and wildlife, Salak traveled across this remote Pacific island - often called the last frontier of adventure travel - by dugout canoe and on foot. Along the way, she stayed in a village where cannibals m was still practiced behind the backs of the missionaries, met the leader of the OPM - the separatist guerrilla movement opposing the Indonesian occupation of Western New Guinea - and undertook an epic trek through the jungle. The New York Times said ''Kira Salak is tough, a real - life Lara Croft.'' And Edward Marriott, proclaimed Four Corners to be ''A travel book that transcends the genre?It is, like all the best travel narratives, a resonant interior journey, and offers wisdom for our times.'' |
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User Review - SeriousGrace - LibraryThingThere is no doubt Kira Salak is a strong woman. As an eleven year old kid her father taught her how to handle a gun. She remembers her father encouraging his young daughter to aim between the eyes ... Read full review
FOUR CORNERS: Into the Heart of New Guinea--One Woman's Solo Journey
User Review - KirkusA luminously written, thoughtful account of a solo crossing of Papua New Guinea is also an uneasy mix of exorcism and exploration as a young writer wrestles with old anxieties while facing new ... Read full review
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| Title | Four Corners: A Journey Into the Heart of Papua New Guinea (Large Print 16pt) |
| Author | Kira Salak |
| Edition | large print |
| Publisher | ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1459667123, 9781459667129 |
| Length | 592 pages |
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