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Beyond the Devil's Teeth : Journeys in Gondwanaland

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45 million years ago, the supercontinent of Gondwanaland split apart.

This created what are now known as India, Africa and South America.

The huge landmass was named after the Gond people of India.

Meeting a Gond storyteller on a visit to Bombay, Tahir Shah heard their ancient saga.

He vowed to visit all three parts of Gondwanaland. As he travelled he met an extraordinary range of wanderers and expatriates, attended magical ceremonies and sought mythical treasures.

Roughing it most of the way, Shah's expeditions move through sweltering India and Pakistan, Uganda and Rwanda, Kanya and Liberia, Brazil and finally Argentina's Patagonian glaciers.

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Product Details
Phoenix P.,London WC2
1857999800 / 9781857999808
Paperback
02/06/1997
United Kingdom
English
336p., [24]p. of plates : ill. (some col.)
20 cm
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* An hilarious and entertaining mixture of travel and humour, Tahir Shah's India reads like Vikram Seth on Ecstasy * Will appeal to the fans of Redmond O'Hanlon
* An hilarious and entertaining mixture of travel and humour, Tahir Shah's India reads like Vikram Seth on Ecstasy * Will appeal to the fans of Redmond O'Hanlon 1FKA India, 1H Africa, 1KLS South America, WTL Travel writing