Into the Heart of Borneo

Name: Into the Heart of Borneo
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Redmond O'Hanlon
ISBN: 9780140073973

Redmond O'Hanlon

05/09/1985
Penguin

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de Into the Heart of Borneo par Redmond O'Hanlon

Résumé

‘We’ve left a lot of men in Borneo – know what I mean?’ With their SAS trainer’s warnings ringing in their ears, the naturalist, Redmond O’Hanlon, and the poet, James Fenton, set out to rediscover the lost rhinoceros of Borneo. They were loaded with enough back-breaking kit to survive two months in a steaming 95° (in the shade) jungle of creeping, crawling, biting things. O’Hanlon could also rely on his encyclopaedic knowledge of the region’s flora and fauna, and had read-up on how to avoid being eaten by anything (stick your thumbs in a crocodile’s eyes, if you have time). And yet they proceeded to have an adventure that neither O’Hanlon, nor his friend, nor even his guides were remotely prepared for… ‘Consistently exciting, often funny, and erudite without ever being overwhelming’ Punch.