Getting Stoned with Savages by J. Maarten Troost - ISBN: 9780767921992
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A rip-roaringly funny account of life in the farthest corners of the world, “Getting Stoned with Savages” again reveals the wry appreciation of the absurd and infectious joy of discovery that make Troost one of the most engaging and original travel writers around.

Getting Stoned with Savages

A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    15 August 2006

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Summary

On the heels of his bestselling Sex Lives of Cannibals, the sharply observed, hilarious account of the author’s return to the South Pacific, where he attempts to establish himself on the remote islands of Fiji and Vanuatu with his wife and baby.With The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Maarten Troost established himself as one of the most engaging and original travel writers around. Getting Stoned with Savages again reveals his wry wit and infectious joy of discovery in a side-splittingly funny accoun…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780767921992
ISBN-10:0767921992
Author:J. Maarten Troost
Publisher:Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Imprint:Broadway Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:15 August 2006
Weight:232g
Dimensions:202mm x 132mm x 14mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Praise for The Sex Lives of Cannibals:

“A comic masterwork of travel writing.” —Publishers Weekly

“Troost has a command of place and narrative that puts his debut in the company of some of today’s best travel writers.” —Elle

“A delightful, self-deprecating, extremely sly account of life in a place so wretched it gives new, terrible meaning to getting away from it all.” —National Geographic Adventure

About The Author

J. Maarten Troost

J. MAARTEN TROOST recently returned from his years in Vanuatu and Fiji. He, his wife, and their two children live in Sacramento, California.

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