Journal Entry 1 by Iojima from Nyons, Rhône-Alpes France on Wednesday, March 29, 2006

From the cover: The White Man in the Tree and other stories

The White Man in the Tree is a comedy of cultural misunderstandings set in the Caribbean, New York, and Paris, a novella and eight stories about people who, because of their differences -- between men and women, blacks and whites, Caribbeans and visitors, Jews and Christians, rich and poor -- misjudge each other. As celebrated a nonfiction writer as he is, Mark Kurlansky was born to write fiction as well: he has an ability to unmask our foibles and write about love with wit and outright humor.

Whether it is a sophisticated European filmmaker, an ambitious young black Haitian woman, a promising politician obsessed with women's feet, or a fish-out-of-water rabbi in search of a kosher chicken in Curaçao, each of Kurlansky's characters engages us with impulses and interactions that are by turns comic, insightful, and poignant. The White Man in the Tree is an affectionate portrait of a unique society, where Europe, America, Africa, and Asia meet Latin America. Filled with surprises and delight as Kurlansky approaches each scene from a new and unexpected angle, The White Man in the Tree is a tender, wholly original, and thoroughly entertaining fiction debut. 

Journal Entry 2 by AnonymousFinder on Monday, June 26, 2006

My wife and I received this wonderful book from a friend while staying at her B&B in the Provence region of France in March 2006. We transported it back across the Atlantic to our home in South Carolina. We plan on releasing it this summer in the mountains of western North Carolina.

CAUGHT IN VILLAGE OF REMUZAT DROME PROVENCALE FRANCE