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The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

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Zusatztext Writing in a vigorous, evocative style . . . Vaillant paints a haunting portrait of man's vexed relationship with nature. Informationen zum Autor John Vaillant is a bestselling author and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, National Geographic, and the Guardian, among others. His first book, The Golden Spruce, won the Canadian Governor General's Award for non-fiction. His second, The Tiger , was an international bestseller and was translated into sixteen languages, and The Jaguar's Children , his first work of fiction, was a finalist for the Canadian Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. His most recent book, Fire Weather, won the Baillie Gifford Prize and Canada's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize, and was a finalist the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Klappentext **From the author of the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction winning Fire Weather ** 'An unbelievable tale, expertly told' Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain 'A superb book ' Daily Mail · 'Masterful . . . mesmerising, rangy and relentless' Sunday Telegraph A man-eating tiger is hunting villagers in the snowy forests of Far Eastern Russia. A small team of men and their dogs must hunt the tiger in turn. As evidence mounts, it becomes clear that the tiger's attacks aren't random: it is seeking revenge. Injured, starving and extremely dangerous, the tiger must be found before it strikes again. As he tracks the tiger's deadly progress, John Vaillant draws an unforgettable portrait of a distant and brutal region, over 5,000 miles from Moscow. In the harsh depths of winter in Primorye, a gripping tale of man and nature unfolds. 'Exciting, memorable - and perfectly, impeccably right . . . a tale of astonishing power and vigour' Simon Winchester, author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne 'Extraordinary . . . a brilliantly told tale of man and nature' New York Review of Books Vorwort The gripping true story of the hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia's Far East.... Zusammenfassung The gripping true story of the hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia's Far East.......

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Authors John Vaillant, Vaillant John
Publisher Sceptre
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 31.08.2011
 
EAN 9780340962589
ISBN 978-0-340-96258-9
No. of pages 370
Dimensions 129 mm x 197 mm x 24 mm
Series Sceptre
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology
Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works

Russia, Biography: general, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Biography: philosophy & social sciences, Animals and society, c 1990 to c 1999

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