In Their Own Words

Gwe was born in Stone Age New Guinea, Alan in New York City. This is their story and the story of Gwe's people. Take a trip to the heart of Papua New Guinea, to mountains, peaceful and turbulent, where Gwe lives. Experience an ancient culture, real people and events. The anthropology of this book is authentic. This novel contains a new understanding of the human self, as you meet Gwe, his relations, his enemies, and Alan, the anthropologist who lived with them. Aesthetic realism, the education founded by the great poet and critic Eli Siegel--the basis of Dr. Perey's thesis at Columbia, sponsored by Margaret Mead--is that understanding. Gwe is a classic and will benefit the layman, student, and scientist. We read of love and warfare, celebration and sorcery, altruism and land grabbing.