The Baboon King
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| Author(s) | Anton Quintana |
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| Publisher | Cricket Books/Carus Publishing |
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| Son of a Kikuyu mother and a Masai herdsman father, Morengâaru the hunter lives on the edges of tribal society until an actual banishment forces him to make a life for himself among a troop of baboons. | |
Translated from the Dutch by John Nieuwenhuizen.
Morengaru, a strong young hunter, has been cast out by both his mother's people, the Kikuyu, and his father's people, the Masai. Every day he misses human companionship, and soon he feels as though he's becoming more like the animals around him. When Morengaru has the chance to belong again, he seizes the opportunity. Then he faces the greatest challenge of his life: living among the baboons, still clinging to his humanity, hoping someday to return to his people.
