House of the Tiger King
978-0-7195-6611-0
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
External links
- House of the Tiger King on the author's web site (Archived).
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