Don't Sleep, There are Snakes

Although the author was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahas, they converted him. This title shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual realisation that its unusual nature closely reflected its speakers' startlingly original perceptions of the world.

Desi autorul era misionar, departe de a-i converti pe Piraha, acestia l-au convertit. Acest titlu arata pasii lenti si meticulosi prin care le-a stapanit treptat limbajul si a inteles treptat ca natura sa neobisnuita reflecta indeaproape perceptiile uimitor de originale ale vorbitorilor sai despre lume.