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Shabono: A Visit to a Remote and Magical World in the South American Rain Forest

by Florinda Donner · 1982

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'Shabono' - the name of the hamlets of palm-thatched dwellings where the Yanomama Indians of Venezuela and southern Brazil live - recounts the vivid and unforgettable experience of anthropologist Florinda Donner's time with an indigenous tr

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1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisVenezuelaVenezuelaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 324 pages

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