Beyond the Devil's Teeth

Forty-five million years ago, the supercontinent of Gondwanaland split apart. This created what are now known as India, Africa and South America. The huge land-mass was named after the Gonds, a primitive tribe of central India. Meeting a Gond story-teller, Tahir Shah heard their ancient saga. He vowed to make an epic journey across Gondwanaland.

This is the story of his experiences as he travelled: meeting wanderers and expatriates, attending magical ceremonies, seeking treasures. Roughing it most of the way, the Author's expeditions range through sweltering India and Pakistan, Uganda and Rwanda, Kenya and Liberia, Brazil and Argentina's Patagonian glaciers.


Quotes

"A fascinating journey from a very original point of view."
- Michael Palin

"One of the most sustained pieces of comic writing I have ever read."
- Robert Twigger, Literary Review

"Nothing is what it seems in this extraordinary book. Shah is a brilliantly original writer ... funny yet also compassionate."
- The Sunday Times

"Tahir Shah has a fascinating story to tell and tells it with characteristic zest."
- Sir Fitzroy Maclean

"Gripping, entertaining and touching - a fast-moving narrative peopled with bizarre and engaging characters. One of the liveliest travel stories for a number of years."
- Traveller Magazine

"A concise and entertaining account written with grand humour and humility."
- The Scientific Exploration Society