{"product_id":"explorer-the-quest-for-adventure-and-the-great-unknown-9781786896261","title":"Explorer: The Quest for Adventure and the Great","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be an explorer in the twenty-first century?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the story of what first led Benedict Allen to head for the farthest reaches of our planet - at a time when there were still valleys and ranges known only to the remote communities who inhabited them. It is also the story of why, thirty years later, he is still exploring. Benedict decides to journey back to a clouded mountain in New Guinea to find an old friend called Korsai, and to fulfil a promise they made as young men. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eExplorer \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of what it means to be 'lost' and 'found'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA nuanced and sensitive long conversation with the people of Papua New Guinea. . . [Allen] is a sensitive observer . . . [he] has an ear for dialogue and the inconsequential, and a gift for bringing alive the characters he meets *  * The Times *  *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable journey unfolds . . . [Allen] writes clean, honest prose, creating startling images of all he sees . . . an extraordinary story, painfully assembled and beautifully told *  * Spectator *  *\u003cbr\u003eA love song to the Yaifo and all peoples struggling to maintain dignity and culture in a world gone wrong *  * Daily Telegraph *  *\u003cbr\u003eHonest, sensitive and gives a brilliant look at a world most of us just dream about *  * Our Man On The Ground Travel *  *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant. Reads like a thriller -- MARCUS du SAUTOY","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412371677527,"sku":"9781786896261","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786896261.jpg?v=1730516544","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/explorer-the-quest-for-adventure-and-the-great-unknown-9781786896261","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}