Read The Roots of Heaven By Jonathan Griffin Romain Gary a Cardinal Giant Gc-61 1958

The Roots of Heaven By Jonathan Griffin Romain Gary a Cardinal Giant Gc-61 1958

Jonathan Griffin Romain Gary

4.9/5 (21295 ratings)

Description:In 1956 this book exploded into the world. A huge bestseller in France, it won the country's most prestigious award, the Prix Goncourt. In the US it was an immediate bestseller, and the basis of a spectacular movie. Why? Gary was hardly a household name. French novels were rarely a popular success. But the subject-the deliberate and relentless hunting and killing of elephants for their ivory-and the characters he depicted were vivid and unforgettable. Morel, a former dentist whose survival in a Nazi concentration camp he attributes to his fixation on the freedom and companionability of elephants, travels to Africa intent on stopping the slaughter. He circulates a petition demanding their killing be made illegal. It attracts two signers: a disgraced American from the Korean War and a call girl described as "just another animal who needed protection." From here things get really interesting-politically, socially and culturally. Morel realizes that action is necessary; a notorious elephant hunter is shot in the buttocks, while a female trophy hunter is stripped naked and publicly whipped. "You never teach a man anything by killing him," he observes, "On the contrary you make him forget everything." He gains a following-some drawn by his cause, some by political expediency, some by a need to believe in something, anything, bigger than themselves. He is chased and cornered at Lake Kuru, where a vast assemblage of elephants has converged to drink, and where this novel concludes in a brilliant and memorable climax.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Roots of Heaven By Jonathan Griffin Romain Gary a Cardinal Giant Gc-61 1958. To get started finding The Roots of Heaven By Jonathan Griffin Romain Gary a Cardinal Giant Gc-61 1958, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN

Description: In 1956 this book exploded into the world. A huge bestseller in France, it won the country's most prestigious award, the Prix Goncourt. In the US it was an immediate bestseller, and the basis of a spectacular movie. Why? Gary was hardly a household name. French novels were rarely a popular success. But the subject-the deliberate and relentless hunting and killing of elephants for their ivory-and the characters he depicted were vivid and unforgettable. Morel, a former dentist whose survival in a Nazi concentration camp he attributes to his fixation on the freedom and companionability of elephants, travels to Africa intent on stopping the slaughter. He circulates a petition demanding their killing be made illegal. It attracts two signers: a disgraced American from the Korean War and a call girl described as "just another animal who needed protection." From here things get really interesting-politically, socially and culturally. Morel realizes that action is necessary; a notorious elephant hunter is shot in the buttocks, while a female trophy hunter is stripped naked and publicly whipped. "You never teach a man anything by killing him," he observes, "On the contrary you make him forget everything." He gains a following-some drawn by his cause, some by political expediency, some by a need to believe in something, anything, bigger than themselves. He is chased and cornered at Lake Kuru, where a vast assemblage of elephants has converged to drink, and where this novel concludes in a brilliant and memorable climax.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Roots of Heaven By Jonathan Griffin Romain Gary a Cardinal Giant Gc-61 1958. To get started finding The Roots of Heaven By Jonathan Griffin Romain Gary a Cardinal Giant Gc-61 1958, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Roots of Heaven By Jonathan Griffin Romain Gary a Cardinal Giant Gc-61 1958

The Roots of Heaven By Jonathan Griffin Romain Gary a Cardinal Giant Gc-61 1958

More Books