On Fiji Islands
category: travel
As Ronald Wright observes, societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do—or did. Known for years as the “Cannibal Islands”, the Fiji Islands are now an archipelago of cultures that flourish despite the invasion of colonizers and the modern world. A gifted writer—acutely observant, witty, and eclectic—Wright explores the exotic islands and the reasons for Fiji’s success.
Cut Stones and Crossroads: A Journey in Peru
Travelling through Peru, tracing the history of the Incas from their royal cities of Cusco and Machu Picchu to their mythical origin in Lake Titicaca, Ronald Wright explores a country of contrasts—between Spanish and Indian, past and present, coastal desert and mountainous interior.
In his highly entertaining and perceptive account, Wright brings to life a complex culture, a land of ancient traditions seeking its place in the modern world. Embracing history, politics, anthropology and literature, Cut Stones and Crossroads is both a fascinating travel memoir and the study of a civilization by a writer who has won international awards as both a novelist and historian.
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