Published 2007
by AuthorHouse in Bloomington, IN .
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | by Darío Verdugo-Binimelis. |
| Genre | Biography |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | F3169 .V37 2007 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xvii, 119 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 119 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL23211162M |
| ISBN 10 | 9781425982287, 9781425982270 |
| LC Control Number | 2006910635 |
Life and Solitude in Easter Island adds a unique personal and family perspective to the growing body of Eastern Island literature, and complements the material found in scholarly texts or in tourist guides. This is an updated English edition of the original Spanish-language memoir, Vida y Soledad en Isla de Pascua, published in Chile in Pages: LIFE AND SOLITUDE IN EASTER ISLAND. The exotic Easter Island: Isla de Pascua as it's known to Chileans, Rapa Nui as it's known to the natives, and Te Pito O Te Henua to their ancestors who erected the mysterious moai statues which placidly stand guard throughout this most isolated island on Earth/5. Life and Solitude in Easter Island adds a unique personal and family perspective to the growing body of Easter Island literature, and complements the material found in scholarly texts or in tourist guides. This is an updated English edition of the original Spanish-language memoir, Vida y Soledad en Isla de Pascua, published in Chile in Life and Solitude in Easter Island Dario Verdugo-Binimelis Published by AuthorHousel () ISB 97 Available in hardcover ( page) for or oft cover ( pages) for from Foreword by Juan Grau ReviewbyShawn McLaughlin Reluctant as I often am to purcha e self-published books.
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