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The People in the Trees

Hanya Yanagihara
3.73/5 (31406 ratings)
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In 1950, a young doctor called Norton Perina signs on with the anthropologist Paul Tallent for an expedition to the remote Micronesian island of Ivu'ivu in search of a rumored lost tribe. They succeed, finding not only that tribe but also a group of forest dwellers they dub "The Dreamers," who turn out to be fantastically long-lived but progressively more senile. Perina suspects the source of their longevity is a hard-to-find turtle; unable to resist the possibility of eternal life, he kills one and smuggles some meat back to the States. He scientifically proves his thesis, earning worldwide fame and the Nobel Prize, but he soon discovers that its miraculous property comes at a terrible price. As things quickly spiral out of his control, his own demons take hold, with devastating personal consequences.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
369 pages
Publication:
2013
Publisher:
Doubleday
Edition:
First Edition
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0385536771
ISBN13:
9780385536776
kindle Asin:
B00BH0VSSA

The People in the Trees

Hanya Yanagihara
3.73/5 (31406 ratings)
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In 1950, a young doctor called Norton Perina signs on with the anthropologist Paul Tallent for an expedition to the remote Micronesian island of Ivu'ivu in search of a rumored lost tribe. They succeed, finding not only that tribe but also a group of forest dwellers they dub "The Dreamers," who turn out to be fantastically long-lived but progressively more senile. Perina suspects the source of their longevity is a hard-to-find turtle; unable to resist the possibility of eternal life, he kills one and smuggles some meat back to the States. He scientifically proves his thesis, earning worldwide fame and the Nobel Prize, but he soon discovers that its miraculous property comes at a terrible price. As things quickly spiral out of his control, his own demons take hold, with devastating personal consequences.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
369 pages
Publication:
2013
Publisher:
Doubleday
Edition:
First Edition
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0385536771
ISBN13:
9780385536776
kindle Asin:
B00BH0VSSA

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