Dersu the Trapper

Dersu the Trapper
V.K. Arseniev  •  Malcolm Burr (Editor)
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 358 PAGES • FAVORITE

A mesmerizing account of adventure, exploration and friendship in the Russian Far East. A Russian captain who explored much of the region north of Vladivostok at the turn of the 20th century, Arseniev forged a friendship with the taciturn Dersu, a nomadic Goldi hunter. The book was the source for Kurosowa's magnificent 1976 film, Dersu Uzala.  (SIB24, $16.00)





 
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