Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes
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Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes

by Daniel Leonard Everett

2008•Biography•283 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryanimalsslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashunlikely connectionssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a stirring biography, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

A riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by linguist Daniel Everett while he lived with the Piraha, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in central Brazil. Everett, then a Christian missionary, arrived among the Piraha in 1977--with his wife and three young children--intending to convert them.

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryAnimalsFish out of water/culture clashUnlikely connectionsSocial commentary

Subjects

Social life and customsSociologySocial aspectsPhilosophyJunglesNonfictionLanguage Arts

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Author
Daniel Leonard Everett
Published
2008
Pages
283
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