Through the Arc of the Rain Forest: A Novel
- ISBN-10
- 091827382X
- ISBN-13
- 9780918273826
- Series
- Through the Arc of the Rain Forest
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Author
- Karen Tei Yamashita
Description
A wealthy Japanese man, a Brazilian healer, a couple who raise homing pigeons, a pilgrim, and an American businessman find their lives altered by their encounter with the rain forest
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