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‘Lost and Found’

on Planet Dani

A quest borne of disease, hostage

taking, and insurrection

Andrew Corwin

KEY SELLING POINTS

A story inspired by a true account of an epidemic scenario that could not have been dreamt up.
The author has based this novel on real events associated with the ongoing insurgency to free West Papua
of Indonesian rule.
The Dani are a people poorly understood and seldom warranting attention; caught in the middle of geo-
political forces threatening their spiritually rooted way of life, ‘like no other’.

An improbable adventure sprung from the true account of ‘wabah-babi’, or ‘swine plague’, in the far eastern
reaches of the Indonesian archipelago, bordering with Papua New Guinea. Home to the Dani people who live
much as they have for the past 2000 years. The two leading characters, an American Naval Officer and ‘disease
chaser’, and Indonesian government doctor, undertake an arduous expedition to investigate the outbreak
against a backdrop of a hostage-taking-crises that has caught the world’s attention. Making for a story that
could not have been dreamt up.

Their journey takes on a fantastical turn, the stuff of fiction, when they find themselves fighting for survival in
the remote jungle highlands. Their interactions with the Dani highlight the fragility and resilience of the human
spirit. Theirs is an amazing trek treated with guile and humor.

The author takes liberties in borrowing from factual accounts of reported events associated with a ‘very real’
and ongoing insurgency, adding authenticity and context to the narrative. He reveals himself by invoking
images from the storied cinema and delving into tangents: passions reflected in primitive art and nature at its
best, and worst.

Andrew Corwin is a retired American Navy Captain, who spent the last 15 years of his military career chasing
down emerging diseases in Indonesia, as Director of the Navy’s WHO Collaborating Center for Emerging
Diseases. Dr. Corwin went on to manage Country operations for the US CDC in Laos, and now is a Lecturer at
Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand. Published extensively in the medical literature, this is his first
novel.

Publication Date: 28th February 2024 £9.99 ISBN: 9781805142324
Thema subject category: FJ – Adventure / action fiction
paperback 216 x 138 mm 352 pp Portrait

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