And the Wilderness Will Tame You... |
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| Author:
| Horvat, Petar |
| ISBN: | 978-0-646-85560-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2023 |
| Publisher: | Croatian Catholic Centre St Nikola Tavelic, St Johns Park
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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The very title of the book evokes various emotions and thoughts. It can attract or repel, just like the Amazon rainforest where I spent the summer of 2010. At first, I intended to use a completely ordinary title: Peruvian Travelogue, which probably best describes the genre of this booklet. However, staying in the Amazon rainforest was not just a trip to an exotic region or a sightseeing of a different world for me, but a transformation of my world view and spirit. When I became aware...
More DescriptionThe very title of the book evokes various emotions and thoughts. It can attract or repel, just like the Amazon rainforest where I spent the summer of 2010. At first, I intended to use a completely ordinary title: Peruvian Travelogue, which probably best describes the genre of this booklet. However, staying in the Amazon rainforest was not just a trip to an exotic region or a sightseeing of a different world for me, but a transformation of my world view and spirit. When I became aware of how the town where I worked had gotten under my skin and when it started to feel like home, I changed the title into My Mazamari. However, even that couldn't encompass what I was writing about. After all, I did not want to claim Mazamari, I wanted to open it up and bring it closer to everyone reading this travelogue.