Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Euphoria by Lily King, 2014

Poetically and sparsely written, Euphoria is the story of three anthropologists living amongst the natives along the banks of the Sepik River in New Guinea.

Nell Stone, her husband Schuyler Fenwick, or Fen, and Andrew Bankson have been in New Guinea conducting research in attempts to achieve recognition in the field so that they are able to support their research.

Fen is a ruthless and brutal man who flourishes in the Mumbanyo tribe.  In Nell's shadow due to her successful anthropology book, Fen lashes out against her.

Bankson is the opposite of Fen and in Nell, finds a reason to live after years living with the Konia and feeling lost in his career.

With Bankson's help, Fen and Nell find the Tam tribe to live with and study.

Months later, the three anthropologists re-unite with the Tam where the story climaxes with Nell, Bankson and Fen collaborating together, while Fen plots out his devious and selfish plans to obtain fame and wealth.

Based on Margaret Mead's life, Euphoria is a compelling story of a world that I'm not familiar with - anthropologists living with remote tropical tribes.  The novel is a fascinating read and provides a glimpse into the fascinating world of primitive tribes that still exist today.

(This is a belated post from January 2015)

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