Savage Harvest: part detective story, part history and part adventure into one of the remotest places on earth that ultimately speaks to the importance of immersing yourself as deeply as possible in a story.
Through photographs and video, combined with his own tales, author Carl Hoffman tells the story of Michael Rockefeller’s disappearance in New Guinea in 1961 and the two very different journeys Carl made to Indonesian Papua to investigate what happened to Rockefeller and why.
The mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller has kept the world, and even Michael’s powerful, influential family, guessing for years. Join Carl Hoffman’s journey in an evening of conversation and images as he uncovers the startling new evidence that finally reveals the full, astonishing story.
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Hoffman is the acclaimed author of Savage Harvest: a tale of colonialism and Michael Rockefeller’s tragic quest for primitive art, which debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and was named by Amazon as the best non-fiction book for 2014. He has also been a contributing editor of National Geographic Traveler, and has travelled to more than 75 countries on assignment in various editorial roles.
During Adelaide Writers’ Week Hoffman will also join fellow writer Nicholas Shakespeare, who has written about celebrated writer Bruce Chatwin, to discuss two of the 20th century’s great travellers.
Co-presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and Adelaide Writers’ Week, as part of the 2015 Adelaide Festival of Arts
FREE registration: Savage Harvest: a tale of colonialism and Michael Rockefeller’s tragic quest for primitive art
3 March, 6pm
Allan Scott Auditorium, University of South Australia
