Stranger in the Forest
On Foot Across Borneo
Eric Hansen
A modern travel classic by the best-selling author of Orchid Fever
Eric Hansen was the first Westerner to make the perilous crossing of the island jungles of Borneo. Befriended by the Penan rainforest tribe - who catch fish with their feet - he hunted pigs, discovered eye-watering sex aids, and was ceremonially named King of the Moustache; more profoundly, he 'came face to face with myself in the patch of the map marked Unsurveyed'. Here is a true traveller's tale, a deeply memorable portrait of a little-known corner of our world and 'a new classic of jungle travel' (Sunday Times). "One of the most fascinating travel books in recent years" Redmond O'Hanlon "Brilliant" Eric Newby "A book in the highest tradition of travel writing, encompassing grace, curiosity and fear" Washington Post "Stunning ... A marvellous book filled with adventure, danger, humour and suspense" The Smithsonian 'A literary Indiana Jones' Cosmopolitan 'A chronicle of one of the most astonishing journeys ever taken, and an impassioned plea for the survival of the rainforest people who taught the author a new way of seeing' Robyn Davidson, author of Tracks
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About Eric Hansen Eric Hansen lives in San Francisco, but over the last twenty-five years he has travelled throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. He is the author of Stranger in the Forest, Motoring with Mohammed, and Orchid Fever all available from Methuen. His articles, photographs, and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, National Geographic, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and Outside magazine, among other publications worldwide.
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