![]() ![]() The couple arrived at Fatu Hiva in 1937, in the valley of Omo‘a. They nominally had an academic mission, to research the spread of animal species between islands, but in reality they intended to "run away to the South Seas" and never return home. On the occasion of their honeymoon, Thor Heyerdahl and his first wife Liv determined to escape from civilization, and to "return to nature". The book was based on Heyerdahl's original report På Jakt efter Paradiset ( In Search of Paradise), which was published in Norway in 1938, but because of the outbreak of World War II was never translated and rather forgotten. ![]() Fatu-Hiva - Back to Nature is a book published in 1974 by archaeologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl detailing his experiences and reflections during a 15-month stay on the Marquesan island of Fatu Hiva in 1937–38. ![]()
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