Alain Gheerbrant

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Alain Gheerbrant


Born
in Paris, France
December 27, 1920

Died
February 21, 2013


Alain Gheerbrant (27 December 1920 – 21 February 2013) was a French writer, editor, poet and explorer, noted for his expedition inside the basins of Amazonian rivers.
From 1948 to 1950, Alain Gheerbrant led the Orinoco-Amazon expedition. He travelled through the basin of both rivers for two years and wrote of his travels in L'Expédition Orénoque-Amazone (1952). He is considered the first Westerner who had peaceful contact with the Yanomami Indians and also the first to cross the Parima Mountains between 1948 and 1950. In 1952, he directed a documentary film called Des hommes qu'on appelle sauvages.

He has produced numerous reports all over the world and published Dictionnaire des symboles in 1982, a collaborative work with Jean Chevalier, an
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L'expédition orénoque amazo...

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The Amazon: Past, Present, ...

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Impossible Adventure

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The Rebel Church in Latin A...

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L'Homme troué

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L'AMAZONE, UN GEANT BLESSE

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