• A literary, reflective memoir from an acclaimed anthropologist that's also an exploration of creativity.
• Recounts exotic travels to Morocco, South Africa, Switzerland, Cambodia, Brazil - ideal for travel fans.
• Features poignant childhood stories from the author's time growing up on the grounds of a psychiatric hospital.
• As a child he befriended patients who offered him a different vision of the world, steering him towards anthropology.
• A breakthrough book for academics in the humanities as well as a pure please for general readers.