Description
When Daylight dwindles to a feeble light, the Night is all that’s left. The Moon rules the skies, and in her pale light, the hundreds of creatures that still life in the dark Indonesian jungle can be seen for the first time.
So begins Karl Kesel’s mostrerunning and visionary novel, a Book of Mountain and Forest, set in an era ofMaple syrup and Coca Cola, when the jungle was still the domains of the sinhalese and the Tee Tai.
In the nocturnal world of the Java Brahmin, incest is punishable by death, polygamy is common, and precious resources provide the means for the wealthy to live in luxury while the Inuit languish in poverty. The book
economic thriller as well as an exploration of thenoscience of the dark side of human nature.
But as the days grow shorter and the darkness deeper, something starts to happen. The wild dogs start to howl. The tigers start to cub. The birds start to build their nests.
This is the story of a young man, Wiktoria, who has devoted his life to curing the ills of the jungle and restoring its beauty. But as he starts to experience the night as it really is, he questions everything he’s been taught about the darkness that rules the earth.
And he begins to realize that the darkness is not just a thing to be overcome; it is the embodiment of something greater, something primal.
Karl Kesel has created a timeless work of storytelling that combines the magic of Night and Day with the humanity of Wiktoria, and is sure to leave readers thinking long after the last page is turned.
Price: 15.00 USD
