Deep into the jungle, a young would-be hunter goes after a barking deer until he is stalked by a tiger – and, through the confrontation, finds himself. This powerful novella, written in the late 1980s after years spent in the jungles of Thailand fighting the government of the day, can be read at many levels – adventure story, Buddhist tale, assessment of failed political struggle or psychological search for wisdom.
Wednesday 19 September 2012
The path of the tiger: A Thai novel
Deep into the jungle, a young would-be hunter goes after a barking deer until he is stalked by a tiger – and, through the confrontation, finds himself. This powerful novella, written in the late 1980s after years spent in the jungles of Thailand fighting the government of the day, can be read at many levels – adventure story, Buddhist tale, assessment of failed political struggle or psychological search for wisdom.
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