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Man Eaters of Kumaon

Man Eaters of Kumaon
Man Eaters of Kumaon
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Book Specifications

SKUID
:
G1088
ISBN
:
9780195622553
Published Year
:
2015
Author
:
Jim Corbett
Publisher
:
Oxford University Press
Book Condition
:
Used Good
Condition Note
:
This used book is in good condition.
Book Binding Type
:
Paper Back
Language
:
English
No. of Pages
:
228
Dimensions
:
21 x 14 cm
Availability
:
In Stock

Book Description

Man-Eaters of Kumaon, perhaps the best known of Corbett's books, contains ten fascinating stories of tracking and shooting man-eaters in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of the last century. Enlivened by descriptions of flora, fauna, and village life, part of the power of Corbett's writing derives from the maddening faithfulness with which the recalls and recreates the smallest details of his hunts. A timeless classic.

[Corbett] has written with rich insight and deep intimacy about the wild animals of the forest. When Man-Eaters of Kumaon was published, the book became a worldwide best-seller, was translated into a dozen languages, and even Imade into a Hollywood film-Ramachandra Guha in Lives in the Wilderness

Jim Corbett as a person remains as elusive in these pages as the leopards and tigers he tracked down. .. He left a large place in his heart not only for the denizens of the jungles but for the poor too whom he called the soul of India.-The Sunday Statesman