“Parallel Worlds is that miraculous nonfiction book which reads so compellingly that one goes to bed wondering what will happen next and wakes up glad to find that there are still pages to go.”
—Kirin Narayan, Anthropology and Humanism
“A marvelously detailed and intriguing account of the hazards attending an attempt to embrace a radically different culture . . . . A unique collaborative achievement.”
—Norman Rush