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Explorer

The Quest for Adventure and the Great Unknown

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Explorer

Auteur(s): Benedict Allen
Narrateur(s): Orlando Wells
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What does it mean to be an explorer in the twenty-first century?

Explorer
is the story of what first led Benedict Allen to head for the farthest reaches of our planet – at a time when there were still valleys and ranges known only to the remote communities who inhabited them. It is also the story of why, thirty years later, he is still exploring. It’s the story of a journey back to a clouded mountain in New Guinea to find a man called Korsai who had once been a friend, and to fulfil a promise made as young men. It is also a story of what it is to be ‘lost’ and ‘found’.

Honest, sensitive and packed with insight, in Explorer Allen considers the lessons he has learnt from his numerous expeditions – most importantly, from the communities he has encountered and that he has spent so much of his life immersed in. ‘To me personally, exploration isn't about planting flags, conquering Nature, or going somewhere in order to make a mark – it's about the opposite. It's about opening yourself up, allowing yourself to be vulnerable, and letting the place and people make their mark on you.’

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Ce que les critiques en disent

"A nuanced and sensitive long conversation with the people of Papua New Guinea. . . [Allen] is a sensitive observer . . . [he] has an ear for dialogue and the inconsequential, and a gift for bringing alive the characters he meets"
"A remarkable journey unfolds . . . [Allen] writes clean, honest prose, creating startling images of all he sees . . . an extraordinary story, painfully assembled and beautifully told"
"A love song to the Yaifo and all peoples struggling to maintain dignity and culture in a world gone wrong"
"Honest, sensitive and gives a brilliant look at a world most of us just dream about"
"Brilliant. Reads like a thriller" (MARCUS du SAUTOY)
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