He had just hiked the mountains overlooking Beagle Channel, and found himself engrossed in Darwin's account. Like Simons, Darwin was in his mid-twenties when he traveled to South America. Simons followed Darwin further into the continent-to stand where Darwin had, and to explore the histories, legends and people that had fascinated the great scientist two centuries before. He trekked to as many of the locations Darwin wrote about as he could find, to see if he could view these places through Darwin's eyes, and to learn what South Americans know about Darwin. Innovative and amusing, Darwin Slept Here offers a new look at a familiar subject, by a fresh, compelling writer to watch.

他刚刚在俯瞰比格尔海峡的山上徒步旅行，发现自己沉浸在达尔文的叙述中。与西蒙斯一样，达尔文在前往南美洲时也是二十多岁。西蒙斯跟随达尔文进一步进入该大陆--站在达尔文曾经站过的地方，探索两个世纪前让这位伟大科学家着迷的历史、传说和人民。他跋涉到他能找到的许多达尔文所写的地方，看看他是否能通过达尔文的眼睛来看待这些地方，并了解南美人对达尔文的了解。达尔文在这里睡觉》创新而有趣，为一个熟悉的主题提供了一个新的视角，由一个新鲜的、引人注目的作家来观察。