The Saddest Pleasure: A Journey on Two Rivers

The Saddest Pleasure: A Journey on Two Rivers

by Moritz Thomsen (Author)

Synopsis

This is an account, introduced by Paul Therox, of the author's journey as a 63-year-old gringo through Brazil. During the course of this journey he reflects on his escape in middle age from his wealthy Pacific Northwest family to South America, where he became a Peace Corps worker in Ecuador. He then tells of how he bought a farm which he worked in partnership with a local friend. 12 years later his friend kicked him off the farm and Therox, stunned by the rejection embarked on a trip across Brazil. In candid prose, he describes Rio, Bahia, and the Amazon River, lined with one-room shacks and millionaires' rancheros. Gradually through his relationship with this extraordinary continent and with the people he meets along the way, he begins to make sense of his life.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 276
Edition: First UK edition
Publisher: The Sumach Press
Published: 11 Apr 1991

ISBN 10: 0712647090
ISBN 13: 9780712647090