Imprint: Black Swan
Published: 02/02/2004
ISBN: 9780552771597
Length: 336 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 21mm x 127mm
Weight: 231g
RRP: £12.99
In Pass The Butterworms Cahill takes us to the steppes of Mongolia, where he spends weeks on horseback alongside the descendants of Genghis Khan and masters the "Mongolian death trot"; to the North Pole, where he goes for a pleasure dip in 36-degree water; to Irian Jaya New Guinea, where he spends a companionable evening with members of one of the last head-hunting tribes. Whether observing family values among the Stone Age Dani people, or sampling delicacies like sautéed sago beetle and premasticated manioc beer, Cahill is a fount of arcane information and a master of self-deprecating humour.
Imprint: Black Swan
Published: 02/02/2004
ISBN: 9780552771597
Length: 336 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 21mm x 127mm
Weight: 231g
RRP: £12.99
'Transcendent...inventively shaped and rich with lyricism'
'Tim Cahill walks the line dividing beauty and terror in the great outdoors...He turns reading into a spectator sport'
'There are no butterworms, but there is adventure and, most important, there is Tim Cahill...Winning'
'Irresistible...exciting narratives of doing thrilling things in interesting places'
'Memorable...Cahill does us a great service, for most of us won't be heading down the Amazon or up into the Irian Jaya highlands anytime soon...Cahill touches these places - lightly lightly - and reports back to us'