{"product_id":"the-encounter-isbn-9781782272335","title":"The Encounter","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ENCOUNTER tells the true story of \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e photographer Loren McIntyre who became lost in a remote area of Brazil in 1969, leading to a startling encounter that changed his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Broadway stage adaptation of THE ENCOUNTER will run from September 20, 2016 through January 8, 2017 at The Golden Theatre: http:\/\/theencounterbroadway.com\/\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A mindblower\" - \u003ci\u003eDeadline Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e; \"Transfixing\" - \u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e; \"Haunting and enthralling\"- \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e; \"An astonishing work of theater\" - \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1969:  Loren McIntyre makes contact with the elusive Mayoruna 'cat people' of the Amazon's Javari Valley. He follows them - into the wild depths of the rainforest. When he realizes he is lost, it is already too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStranded and helpless, McIntyre must adjust to an alien way of life.  Gradually, he finds his perception of the world beginning to change, and a strange relationship starts to develop with the Mayoruna chief - is McIntyre really able to communicate with the headman in a way that goes beyond words, beyond language? Petru Popescu's gripping account of McIntyre's adventures with the Mayoruna tribe, and his quest to find the source of the Amazon, is reissued here to coincide with Complicite's acclaimed new stage production inspired by McIntyre's incredible story.   • \"A blazing tale of mysticism and acculturation.\" —\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   • \"[Petru Popescu] gives McIntyre's story the narrative drive of a thriller... a book that suggests new ways of looking at the world and our place within it.\" \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   • \"As powerful and mystical as any ancient epic... Travel writing in a class of its own: \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eWalden.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Lady\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   • \"A fascinating tale of ethical and spiritual dilemmas.\" \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eWanderlust\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   • 'An extraordinary, gripping tale.' \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   • 'Strange and wonderful... Fascinating reading... A sort of Castaneda exercise in mystical and ecological inquiry.' \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBorn in Bucharest in 1944, Petru Popescu was Communist Romania's most provocative young novelist, before he was forced to defect and start writing in English. His Romanian novels \u003ci\u003eCaptured\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBurial of the Vine\u003c\/i\u003e are classics of the resistance against totalitarian art. Moving to the United States, he wrote movies including \u003ci\u003eThe Last Wave\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath of an Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, before returning full time to authoring books. \u003ci\u003eThe Encounter: Amazon Beaming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlmost Adam\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Oasis\u003c\/i\u003e made him known worldwide. In \u003ci\u003eThe Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e, he renders the discoverer of the Amazon's source, Loren McIntyre, as an unforgettable protagonist for his unique experiences in the rain forest among indigenous people, and for his inward explorations, pursuing the potential to win one's spiritual freedom. Freedom is clearly Popescu's signature motif. He is married to screenplay writer Iris Friedman, and they live in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in London in 1957, Simon McBurney is an actor, director and writer, as well as the founder and artistic director of the acclaimed UK theatre company Complicite, whose productions include \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Disappearing Number\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300469002469,"sku":"NP9781782272335","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781782272335.jpg?v=1767739173","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-encounter-isbn-9781782272335","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}