Tibor Sekelj

Tibor Sekelj in 1983 Tibor Sekelj (14 February 1912 – 20 September 1988), also known as ''Székely Tibor'' according to Hungarian orthography, was a Hungarian born polyglot, explorer, author, and 'citizen of the world.' In 1986 he was elected a member of the Academy of Esperanto and an honorary member of the World Esperanto Association. Among his novels, travel books and essays, his novella ''Kumeŭaŭa, la filo de la ĝangalo'' ("Kumewawa, the son of the jungle"), a children's book about the life of Brazilian Indians, was translated into seventeen languages, and in 1987 it was voted best Children's book in Japan. In 2011 the European Esperanto Union declared 2012 "The Year of Tibor Sekelj" to honor the 100th anniversary of his birth. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Por tierra de indios / by Sekelj, Tibor, 1912-

    Published 1967
    Book
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    Donde la civilización termina : vida de las tribus del Amazonas / by Sekelj, Tibor, 1912-

    Published 1950
    Book
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    Nepal abre la puerta / by Sekelj, Tibor, 1912-

    Published 1960
    Book
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    Por tierras de indios / by Sekelj, Tibor 1912-1988

    Published 1946
    Book