num_pages: 280
description: At the age of 48, Moritz Thomsen sold his pig farm and joined the Peace Corps. As he tells the story, his awareness of the comic elements in the human situation―including his own―and his ability to convey it in fast-moving, earthy prose have made Living Poor a classic.
language: English
title: Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle
titlecomplete: Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle
genres: History, Memoir, Travel, Cultural, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 504
awards: awardedAt: 28800000
name: Washington State Book Award
publisher: University of Washington Press