„Before writing it, she asked for permission and advice from her parents and other elders. She reproduces her father’s words in the introduction – Walk down the trail, then veer off into forest, leaving no tracks – which she took as an injunction to remember that the world outside is often not to be trusted.“ – theguardian.com
Starkes Erinnerungsstück
„Autobiographies rarely appear inNew Scientist‘s culture pages. This one, however, isn’t just unusual, it is ground-breaking: the first book of its kind to be written by a member of the Waorani people, an Indigenous Amazonian group. Humans have been recording their life stories for over four millennia, so it is about time we heard from people like Nemonte Nenquimo.“ – newscientist.com
Unbedingt lesen!
„Everyone should read this book. It's really important. The more uncomfortable it makes you, the more important it is that you read it.“ – goodreads.com
„Ich hatte das Glück, sie kennenzulernen, und ich hatte noch mehr Glück, von ihr zu lernen.“
– Leonardo DiCaprio über Nemonte Nenquimo
„Wenn ihr die Klimakrise verstehen und etwas dagegen tun wollt, lest dieses Buch.“
– Emma Thompson
