Slipping Into Paradise: Why I Live in New Zealand [Idioma Inglés] - Softcover

"Jeff Masson is one of the world's most erudite polymaths. He is also a brilliant and original thinker. So, naturally, even in paradise he is restless, but then any paradise devoid of the spice of intellectual quest and moral debate would be tedious. One does not so much 'slip' into Masson's paradise as take a razorback ride, full of wit and insight, through his views on culture, national identity, public intellectuals, New Zealand history, New Zealand flora, fauna, and beaches. There is never a dull moment, and I suspect that this book will cause a further surge in the tourist boom to the Land of the Long White Cloud."
-JANETTE TURNER HOSPITAL, author of Due Preparations for the Plague

"Since arriving in New Zealand four years ago, Jeffrey Masson has traveled widely and met thousands of New Zealanders as part of his quest to better understand his adopted homeland. His book reflects that. Written by someone who clearly loves the country and is prepared to say so, it's an effective introduction to anyone who wants to know more about a society on the cusp of new beginnings. New Zealand isn't just a scenic wonderland, or the place that gave us Sir Edmund Hillary and Peter Jackson, and Masson suggests the reasons why."
-PHIL GOFF, New Zealand's minister of foreign affairs

A tribute to the author's adopted home in New Zealand describes his decision to relocate to a lush bay area near Auckland, where his family and he thrived in the wake of its natural flora and fauna, dolphin-filled waters, and wildlife. By the author of The Pig Who Sang to the Moon. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.