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Throughout his life and after his death, the Nuer and Dinka wrestled with the question of Gatluak Manguel's provenance. The Dinka believe Gatluak Manguel was a Nuer due to his name, while the Nuer believe he was a Dinka due to his cannibalism. Numerous individuals are unclear of the specific origin of the intelligent cannibal who inhabited Nuer country. This book will take you on a journey through the extraordinary life of a man known to many Nuer people as Gatluak Manguel, a man of extraordinary wisdom who, however, was only known by his birth name of Lang Anguel Abongbaar, son of a great hunter in the Thian village of Panatuot section of Yirol Dinka.