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Stranger in the forest : on foot across Borneo

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The humorous story of the author's travels in Borneo where he made lifelong friends with the Penan, jungle people who can catch fish with their feet, imitate the cry of the elusive barking deer, and survive in a fearsomely inhospitable environment.

With their help Hansen learned to hunt pigs, danced in the tribal rituals, discovered the eyewatering nature of Penan sex aids and was given the ceremonial name "Rajah Kumis": King of the Moustache.

He conveys how he came face to face with himself in the patch of map marked "unsurveyed", and records the experience of living in a proud and ancient tribal community based on mutual respect.

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Methuen Publishing Ltd
041375930X / 9780413759306
Paperback / softback
05/04/2001
United Kingdom
English
287p. : ill.
20 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: London: Century, 1988.
This title won the 1991 Grand Prix de Voyage
This title won the 1991 Grand Prix de Voyage 1FMNX Borneo, WTL Travel writing