Living Poor by Moritz Thomsen

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Living Poor by Moritz Thomsen

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Living Poor by Moritz Thomsen

At the age of 48 Moritz Thomsen sold his pig farm in California and joined the Peace Corps. For the next four years he lived in an impoverished village on the coast of Ecuador; its inhabitants were so poor that six chickens represented wealth, and cigarettes were bought one at a time, on credit. Thomsen discovered how difficult it was for an outsider to help, and most of his attempts were a mixture of tragedy and farce. This did not prevent him from entering into the hearts and minds of an alien people, becoming "just another person in a poor village, working out my own problems and frustrations, making friends and enemies like one more citizen of the town".

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ISBN 13 9780907871866
ISBN 10 0907871860
Title Living Poor
Author Moritz Thomsen
Series Art And Architecture
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Eland Publishing Ltd
Year published 1989-10-09
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.