false 1400020 2 In the early 1960s, the French anthropologist Pierre Clastres spent two years living among the Guayaki people of Paraguay, a tiny community of nomadic hunters whose way of life was quickly disappearing. When Clastres arrived in Paraguay, there were only 100 Guayaki left, and their culture seemed doomed by influenza and encroaching civilization. Clastres's description of his encounters with these people is respectful, self-aware, and written with great skill. Paul Auster (author of The New York Trilogy and the movie Smoke) translated the book from French to English in the late 1970s, sent it to a publisher, and then lost track of the manuscript for 20 years. Fortunately, one of Auster's fans stumbled upon the manuscript in a used-book store in 1996 and brought it to the author, making this publication possible.<p> According to Clastres, the Guayaki were mild-mannered folk who relished the taste of human flesh. There were far more men than women in the community, which seems sort of sinister. Every June, when the air was cold enough to make the bees logy, all the Guayaki groups gathered for a honey festival, which featured tickling games and many sexual adventures. In short, the Guayaki led lives very different from our own. There is something deeply satisfying about learning the details of faraway, drastically foreign lives. Clastres manages to describe these people's daily lives and traditions without making them seem exotic or sensationalizing their story. Clastres's quiet, detailed observations honor this vanished culture and should be of interest to anthropologists and layman alike. <I>--Jill Marquis</I> 1390202 17 4 1998 Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians total:16|5:8|4:8| 16 72 27 2 5 0 false false Tue Jul 31 09:59:37 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 11:04:54 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Nov 29 10:10:29 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 10:11:13 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 12:12:10 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 12:12:13 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 01 21:58:13 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 21:58:13 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 17 12:12:02 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 12:12:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 04 19:58:10 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 19:58:26 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 25 20:21:44 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 20:21:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 17:18:43 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 17:18:43 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Mar 27 20:47:58 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 20:47:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 22 15:00:35 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 15:00:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 02 01:27:56 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 01:27:56 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 17:16:10 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 17:16:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 05 05:04:25 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 05:04:25 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Sep 02 21:38:09 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 21:38:18 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 28 10:26:55 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 09 13:21:04 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Apr 25 10:23:35 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 10:23:35 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Apr 03 17:18:08 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 17:18:08 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu Jan 17 18:53:25 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 18:53:32 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 14 20:38:06 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 20:38:06 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jan 07 06:17:20 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 06:17:50 -0800 2008