Description
A hilarious and informative account of a 1983 journey to the center of Borneo, an expedition not attempted since 1926, which was made by naturalist Redmond O'Hanlon, poet James Fenton, and three native guides. Travel writing at its best, mixed with broad humor.
Author: Redmond O'Hanlon
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 09/12/1987
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.16w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9780394755403
ISBN10: 0394755405
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | Special Interest | Adventure
- Travel | Asia | Southeast
Author: Redmond O'Hanlon
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 09/12/1987
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.16w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9780394755403
ISBN10: 0394755405
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | Special Interest | Adventure
- Travel | Asia | Southeast
About the Author
A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Society of Literature, Redmond O'Hanlon was the natural history editor of The Times Literary Supplement for fifteen years. He lives near Oxford, England, with his wife and their two children. "Among contemporary travel writers," according to the Washington Post, "he has the best nose for the globe's precious few remaining blank spots . . . Long may he trudge and paddle."