J. Maarten Troost
Jan Maarten Troost, known professionally as J. Maarten Troost, is a Dutch-American travel writer and essayist born in 1969 in the Netherlands.
He gained recognition for his book "The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific." Troost's essays have appeared in prominent publications like the Atlantic Monthly and Washington Post.
He spent two years in Kiribati and later worked as a World Bank consultant.
After living in Fiji for several years, Troost relocated to California with his wife and son.
His writing style is characterized by humor and candid observations of foreign cultures and experiences.
