Fieldwork
Berlinski, Mischa
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
When his girlfriend takes a job in Thailand, Mischa Berlinski goes along for the ride, planning to enjoy himself and work as little as possible. But one evening a fellow expatriate tips him off to a story: a charismatic American anthropologist, Martiya van der Leun, has been found dead--a suicide--in the Thai prison where she was serving a life sentence for murder. Curious at first, Mischa is soon immersed in the details of her story, and this brilliant, haunting novel expands into a mystery set among the Thai hill tribes, whose way of life became a battleground for the missionaries and the scientists who lived among them.
BOOK REVIEWS
"A Russian doll of a read . . . A story that cooks like a mother."--Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly
"An intoxicating journey filled with missing souls and vengeful spirits."--The Washington Post
"An entertainingly readable novel of ideas . . . Berlinski's narrative is brilliantly plotted and builds to a shattering but entirely credible conclusion."--Los Angeles Times
"A sad and powerful tale . . . Inspired and courageous."--San Francisco Chronicle
"An impeccably structured novel portraying two strikingly different milieus . . . Bravura storytelling."--The Seattle Times
"Airtight and intensely gripping . . . His treatment of both religious missionary and anthropological fieldwork is subtle and insightful. Impeccable research and a juicy, intricate plot play off in this perfectly executed debut."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Gripping and entertaining . . . A quirky, often brilliant debut, bounced along by limitless energy."--The New York Review of Books
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0312427468
ISBN(13-digit): 9780312427467
Dewey Decimal: 813
Book Publisher: St Martins Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 353
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