House of the Tiger King

978-0-7195-6611-0OCLC56465330Preceded byIn Search of King Solomon's Mines Followed byThe Caliph's House 

House of the Tiger King is a travel journal in which Anglo-Afghan author Tahir Shah recounts his search for the legendary Inca city Paititi. The book was first published by John Murray in 2004. Its title is a translation of a Machiguenga name for Paititi.

House of the Tiger King was read by Sam Dastor on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week in July 2004.[1]

Overview

There is a story that before the Spanish Conquistadors invaded and destroyed the last bastion of the Inca empire, Vilcabamba, in 1572, the Inca citizens fled from there, and built a magnificent city in a remote part of the cloud forest.[2] Travel writer Tahir Shah, like many before him, seeks this legendary city—Paititi. Shah begins in the Madre de Dios Region of southeastern Peru. Among his party are a Machiguenga guide called Pancho, and Richard Fowler, a wilderness guide hired by Shah for physical security.

The project was also the basis for a documentary feature film of the same name, directed by David Flamholc.

References

  1. ^ "The House of the Tiger King [Book of the Week]". RadioListings. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Traveling light in search of a lost city". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  • House of the Tiger King on the author's web site (Archived).
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