![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER of the Belgian Congo, almost exactly in the middle of the map of Africa, . . . MAP 3: Apa Lelo 1 The World of the Forest MAP 2: Detail map of the Ituri Forest, showing approximate positions of Pygmy camps, trails and plantations. MAP 1: The Eastern Province of the Congo. Instead, you will feel like your are eating a delicious meal with a fine wine, a trip into another world that is almost certainly gone by now, 60 years on. In any case, you won't be disappointed reading this book. Good for a few chuckles, but not believable. The animals are far far away, but the people have never ever seen an open vista, so they assume the animals are very close. When he takes a few of them on a drive out of the forest into the savanna where buffalo are grazing they wonder what kind of ants are those animals. However, there are times when either the author is taking the mickey out of you, or else the Mbuti are taking the mickey out of him. His affection for them is immediately apparent, and his intimate descriptions of individuals allow the reader to enjoy the characters in the book and their lives. The author lived for three years with them in the Ituri Forest in northwestern Belgian Congo (later Zaire, now DR of Congo). ![]() It reads like a novel, not a diary or journal. Although written by an anthropologist, Colin Turnbull described the life of the Mbuti pygmies with such color, exuberance, detail and a healthy dash of humor that you cannot help but be entranced by this book. ![]()
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