Tristes Tropiques
Claude Levi-Strauss
Non-Fiction / Memoir
Tristes Tropiques
by Claude Levi-Strauss
—· 626 p
Literary Canon20th Century Classicreflectivephilosophical
Overview
About
"A magical masterpiece."—Robert Ardrey. A chronicle of the author's search for a civilization "reduced to its most basic expression."
Pages
626
Penguin
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
5/5
Profound
Rating
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Reader feel
Anthropological Insight10
Prose9
Narration9
Cultural Critique9
Worldbuilding7
Emotional depth6
Pacing5
Plot twists1
My journey
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