Martin Uitz (1952–2007)
Author of Hidden Bhutan: Entering the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon (Armchair Traveller)
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Hidden Bhutan: Entering the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon (Armchair Traveller) (2006) 29 copies, 2 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1952-12-12
- Date of death
- 2007-01-13
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Austria
- Place of death
- Nepal
- Places of residence
- Austria
Bhutan - Education
- University of Vienna
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Although I found in very difficult to take this author seriously (after having read about his complaints of Bhutan, 2nd most important of which was that one can't get pumpernickel there), there is some useful information on Bhutan in this book.
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This review is from: Hidden Bhutan: Entering the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon (Haus Publishing - Armchair Traveller) (Paperback)
A short (99 p) and quite interesting introduction to the largely unknown country of Bhutan. Chapters cover various aspects of life as experienced by the Swiss writer, from the local sauna bath to a dancing shaman. He undertakes 'the hardest trek in the world' and meets the timid local animal, the oddity known as a takin ('According to legend...the holy man supposedly assembled the remaining bones of a cow they had eaten, setting upon its neck the head of a goat.') And talks about such matters as drugs and the imminent provision of electricity for all villages.
A few photos would have been nice (I found myself going on the Internet to look up photos of places - and the takin). And although the country seems to have its fair share of problems too (an author whose works Mr Uitz recommends seems to talk a lot about the poverty etc), this is a resolutely positive work.
However - I have learnt a lot on a place I knew nothing about!… (more)