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Living Poor

by Moritz Thomsen · 1969

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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 Poora classic.

Subject
travelbiography
Setting
Latin AmericaEcuador
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 280 pages

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