The Tiger
A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
$22.50
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2011
Summary
It’s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East. The tiger isn’t just killing people, it’s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers sift through the gruesome remains of the victims, they discover that these attacks aren’t random: the tiger is apparently engaged in a vendetta. Injured, starving, and extremely dangerous, the tiger must be found before i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340962589 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340962585 |
| Author: | John Vaillant |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 266g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Sceptre |
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‘Writing in a vigorous, evocative style … Vaillant paints a haunting portrait of man’s vexed relationship with nature.’
Canadian author John Vaillant writes with a great sense of mood, place and pace. This is a chilling and gripping story. - The Sunday Telegraph
It has drama, immediacy and is highly atmospheric. - The Age John Vaillant has written a chilling and gripping story about predators and prey, humans and animals, in a strange and forbidding landscape. - The Sunday Mail Brisbane Vaillant has achieved a difficult goal, maintaining compassion and sympathy for all involved: poachers, villagers, law officers, and the tiger itself…a lyrical, gripping, lovely read. - Courier Mail Vaillant’s absorbing, insightful epic describes a drama as old as humanity. - Adelaide AdvertiserThe Tiger is the sort of book I very much like and rarely find. Humans are hard-wired to fear tigers, so this book will attract intense interest. - Annie ProulxWriting in a vigorous, evocative style … Vaillant paints a haunting portrait of man’s vexed relationship with nature. - Publishers WeeklyThis book must be read by everybody who is interested in the conservation of wildlife. It takes you to the Russian wilderness to meet face-to-face with the Siberian tiger. - Temple Grandin, author of Animals in TranslationAbout The Author
John Vaillant
John Vaillant is the award winning author of The Golden Spruce. He has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Outside, National Geographic and Men’s Journal, among other publications. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife and children.
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