Jungle Rudy

Name: Jungle Rudy
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ISBN: 9780714531038

ISBN-10: 0714531030

ISBN-13: 9780714531038

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jan Brokken

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Jungle Rudy moves between biography, history, anthropology and travel. Rudy Truffino was a legendary figure who established a civilization in the heart of the jungle, performed opera, and became one of the natives. When in 1956 he became lost in the rainforest of the Orinocco in Venezuela, the Pemon Indians saved him from death by starvation and he became immersed in their culture. He helped establish a National Park in the area and led many expeditions to the Auyan Tepi. Jan Brokken follows in his footsteps to discover the real Rudy Truffino. Jan Brokken is one of Holland's most highly regarded writers with a passion for travel. He has published novels as well as travel narratives and…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers, Ltd.
Publication date: 2/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.10" wide x 7.70" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

Jan Brokken, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, was a journalist for several major Dutch papers. He is the author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling novels The Blind Passengers, The Sad Champion, Jungle Rudy, In The Poets House, and Baltic Souls. His works have been translated into several languages.