Christopher Whitehouse

Born in London in 1959, Christopher Whitehouse is a writer/researcher with a wide range of interests that include choral music, hill walking and playing bridge. Prior to writing Lone Buffalo, he worked in protein redesign at Oxford University, where he completed a D.Phil., published several papers and helped to develop a technology that is now in the early stages of commercialisation. He met Manophet, whose extraordinary life this book describes, during his first visit to Laos in 2001, and...See more

Born in London in 1959, Christopher Whitehouse is a writer/researcher with a wide range of interests that include choral music, hill walking and playing bridge. Prior to writing Lone Buffalo, he worked in protein redesign at Oxford University, where he completed a D.Phil., published several papers and helped to develop a technology that is now in the early stages of commercialisation. He met Manophet, whose extraordinary life this book describes, during his first visit to Laos in 2001, and promptly resolved to tell his story in writing. But when he finally got round to tackling the project a decade later he learned that his inspirational subject had recently passed away. It took several years to track down and interview his family, friends and the key figures from his past, who were by now scattered across three continents. Lone Buffalo is the resulting narrative - partially fictionalised: the tale of a local hero determined not to be beaten by his circumstances. See less