Living Poor
An American's Encounter with Ecuador
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- Paperback
268 pages
- Release Date
21 January 2013
Summary
At the age of forty-eight, war veteran Moritz Thomsen sold his pig farm in California and joined the Peace Corps. For the next four years he lived in an impoverished village on the coast of Ecuador, amongst inhabitants so poor that six chickens represented wealth, and cigarettes were bought one at a time, on credit.
Thomsen discovered how difficult it was for an outsider to help, and most of his attempts were a mixture of tragedy and farce. This did not prevent him from entering into…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781906011253 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1906011257 |
| Author: | Moritz Thomsen |
| Publisher: | Eland Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Eland Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 268 |
| Release Date: | 21 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
‘A superb book that puts Thomsen in a class with W H Hudson.’ Paul Theroux
‘This book challenges facile assumptions across the political spectrum in the best possible way: by quietly telling the truth.’ Anthony Daniels, Sunday Telegraph
‘He was true in practice to his beliefs and the result, for us, is truly extraordinary writing.’ Martha Gellhorn
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