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Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle
Moritz Thomsen
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Description for Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle
Paperback. At the age of 48, the author sold his pig farm and joined the Peace Corps. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JKSR; JPS; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
At the age of 48, Moritz Thomsen sold his pig farm and joined the Peace Corps. As he tells the story, his awareness of the comic elements in the human situation--including his own--and his ability to convey it in fast-moving, earthy prose have made Living Poor a classic.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295969282
SKU
V9780295969282
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle
"Hilariously funny at times, grimly sad at others and elavened with perceptive insights into the ways of the people and with breathtaking descriptions of the Ecuadorian landscape."
St. Louis Post—Dispatch
"Moritz Thomsen's Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle was one of the first published accounts by a Peace Corps volunteer; it remains one of the best. And if ... Read more
St. Louis Post—Dispatch
"Moritz Thomsen's Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle was one of the first published accounts by a Peace Corps volunteer; it remains one of the best. And if ... Read more