Skip to content

Keep the River on Your Right
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Keep the River on Your Right Paperback - 1994

by Tobias Schneebaum


From the publisher

The author of the classic Keep the River on Your Right here tells the remarkable story of his four years among the Asmat of New Guinea, a jungle-dwelling people rumored to have killed Michael Rockefeller. Instead of ferocious cannibals, Schneebaum found a regal, loving, gentle people who freely accepted him and initiated him into a way of life no outsider had ever seen before. Adopted into an Asmat family in the village whose people were said to have killed Rockefeller, he crossed the boundaries into another culture and another age, learning secrets no other outsider had been allowed to see before. But it wasn't until Schneebaum met Akatpitsjin, a handsome married man with five children, that he entered the erotic world of the Asmat, when the two became "exchange friends' and lovers, a practice basic to the sexual life of the village.

Schneebaum's encounter with the Asmat ultimately became something more intimate and liberating for him than the mere discovery of tribal secrets. He confronted himself. His odyssey is as much the record of a journey into himself as it is a unique and sensitively observed account of a vanishing society, written with a shimmering sensuality that has no equal in the literature of anthropology or self-confession.

First line

Manolo came into the clearing below me a little while ago, carrying in the crook of an elbow a basket of tomatoes he had gathered for supper.

From the rear cover

In 1955, armed with a penknife and the instructions 'Keep the river on your right, ' the Brooklyn-born painter Tobias Schneebaum set off into the trackless jungles of Peru in search of a tribe of cannibals.

Details

  • Title Keep the River on Your Right
  • Author Tobias Schneebaum
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Grove Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1994-01-12
  • ISBN 9780802131331 / 0802131336
  • Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.25 x 5.41 x 0.56 in (20.96 x 13.74 x 1.42 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
    • Topical: Lgbt
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 71084883
  • Dewey Decimal Code 980.45
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

Keep the River on Your Right
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Keep the River on Your Right

by Schneebaum, Tobias

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 13
9780802131331
ISBN 10
0802131336
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$6.68
A$6.20 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Grove Press. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Item Price
A$6.68
A$6.20 shipping to USA
Keep the River on Your Right
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Keep the River on Your Right

by Schneebaum, Tobias

  • Used
  • Acceptable
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Acceptable
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780802131331
ISBN 10
0802131336
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Simi Valley, California, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$7.01
A$6.20 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Grove Press, 1/12/1994 12:00:01 A. paperback. Acceptable. 0.7000 8.3000 5.3000.
Item Price
A$7.01
A$6.20 shipping to USA
Keep the River on Your Right

Keep the River on Your Right

by Tobias Schneebaum

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780802131331
ISBN 10
0802131336
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$10.01
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 1994. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
A$10.01
FREE shipping to USA
Keep the River on Your Right

Keep the River on Your Right

by Tobias Schneebaum

  • Used
  • Acceptable
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Acceptable
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780802131331
ISBN 10
0802131336
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$10.01
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 1994. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
A$10.01
FREE shipping to USA
Keep the River on Your Right

Keep the River on Your Right

by Tobias Schneebaum

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780802131331
ISBN 10
0802131336
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$10.01
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 1994. Paperback. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
A$10.01
FREE shipping to USA
Keep the River on Your Right
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Keep the River on Your Right

by Tobias Schneebaum

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used: Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780802131331
ISBN 10
0802131336
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$10.66
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Grove Press, 1994-01-12. Paperback. Used: Good.
Item Price
A$10.66
FREE shipping to USA
Keep the River on Your Right
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Keep the River on Your Right

by Schneebaum, Tobias

  • Used
Condition
Used - Very Good
ISBN 13
9780802131331
ISBN 10
0802131336
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$10.75
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Item Price
A$10.75
FREE shipping to USA
Keep the River on Your Right
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Keep the River on Your Right

by Tobias Schneebaum

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780802131331
ISBN 10
0802131336
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Englewood, Colorado, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$10.88
A$6.20 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Grove Press, September 1988. Trade Paperback Trade Paperback. Very Good. Light edge and cover wear. Unmarked pages. Gift inscription inside front cover. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.
Item Price
A$10.88
A$6.20 shipping to USA
Keep the River on Your Right
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Keep the River on Your Right

by Schneebaum, Tobias

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 13
9780802131331
ISBN 10
0802131336
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Springdale, Arkansas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$12.04
A$6.20 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
New. FAST shipping, FREE tracking, and GREAT customer service! We also offer EXPEDITED and TWO DAY shipping options on qualifying orders.
Item Price
A$12.04
A$6.20 shipping to USA
Keep the River on Your Right
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Keep the River on Your Right

by Schneebaum, Tobias

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 13
9780802131331
ISBN 10
0802131336
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$13.64
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
A$13.64
FREE shipping to USA