After The House on the Shore of the Oniego, Following the Reindeer is the second tome in The Diary of the North. Mariusz Wilk’s relates his peregrinations in the Far North, joining the circle of nomadic writers like Kenneth White, Nicolas Bouvier and Bruce Chatwin. He wanders all over the region, entering into the life and customs of the Saami, a singular people. The Saami, or Lapps, live in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. While they do fish and hunt, have arts & crafts and occasionally cultivate the land, their principal activity is grazing reindeer. The Saami people possess their own mythology and shamans, veritable guides on the paths to transcendence. The better to delve into the Saami lifestyle, Mariusz Wilk spent time on the Kola peninsula, specifically in Lovozero. Reindeer living in the wild are a key to understanding the Saami soul. By following the reindeer, Wilk found his own path, the one each of us must find for themselves. Inviting the reader along for the journey, the author strikes out for the antechambers of another world, where the landscapes absorb the Earth’s dreams, dead friends are as real as living ones, and where you can share your dreams with a reindeer brother. A fascinating voyage to the Far North, through the eyes of a wandering writer avid for encounters and discoveries.