Top of World

Ruesch, Hans

ISBN 10: 0671754432 / ISBN 13: 9780671754433

Published by Pocket Books, New York, New York, Usa, 1969

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In Very Good Condition. With Wear/Tear To Corners And Edges.- For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Vintage 1969 TOP OF THE WORLD is a novel of life and adventure among the Polar Eskimos-a small and scattered race who have not changed their mode of living since the world was young. In that distant land near the magnetic North Pole there are more bears than Eskimos; the nights are six months long and the moral customs of the people are often almost exactly opposite to our own. If you're squeamish in matters hygienic, dietetical, sexual or obstetric, you had perhaps better not tackle the book at all. For Eskimos are primitive folk. But the skill with which Hans Ruesch has entered into the loves and adventures of an 'outlandish' people.is a brilliant feat of poetic imagination.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Top of World
• Publisher: Pocket Books, New York, New York, Usa
• Publication Date: 1969
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671754432
• ISBN 13: 9780671754433
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 350 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction

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Synopsis

Traducida a casi veinte idiomas y con un gran número de ediciones, esta obra ha alcanzado éxito y popularidad. Es una novela apasionante que no solo tiene el atractivo y el encanto de lo exótico. A través de sus páginas, el lector vive las aventuras y desventuras de una pequeña familia de esquimales en esas interminables extensiones de hielo y en la larga noche glacial.Las costumbres, los mitos, la atmósfera íntima del iglú, las carreras vertiginosas en los trineos, la caza, en fin, toda la vida familiar de esta gente sencilla y cordial, en una novela emocionante y dolorosa.