From the bestselling author and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize- the epic story of Colombia's Rio Magdalena and of the country's past, present and future
Wade Davis is a multi award-winning writer and acclaimed photographer whose work has taken him from the Amazon to Tibet, Africa to Australia, Polynesia to the Arctic. Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society from 2000 to 2013, he is currently Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. He is the bestselling author of 22 books, including One River, The Wayfinders and Into the Silence, which was awarded the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize. In 2016, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2018 he became an Honorary Citizen of Colombia.
Anyone who wishes to understand this mysterious corner of the world
deserves Magdalena. It is a capacious, generous and illuminating
book
*—Juan Gabriel Vásquez*
After all our agonies, Wade Davis, through the evocative power of
his writing and the clarity of his understanding, gives us all
reason to once again love Colombia. That is the wonder of his book,
which in many ways reads as a love letter to a nation
*Héctor Abad, author of Oblivion*
Davis stocks his lively narrative with piquant characters, dramatic
historical set pieces, and lyrical nature writing. The result is a
rich, fascinating study of how nature and a people shape each
other
*Publishers Weekly*
Shimmering... Never wincing from dark histories, yet never
abandoning hope, Wade Davis shows us why Colombia stole his heart
as a young traveller and holds it still
*Kate Harris, author of Lands of Lost Borders*
A magnificent, hugely important book, breathtaking in its scope and
vision … a masterpiece … an epic journey across the nation and into
its beating heart …essential reading for anyone wanting to
understand Colombia
*Anna Lewington*
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