To a Mountain in Tibet [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Thubron, Colin

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ISBN 10: 006176826X ISBN 13: 9780061768262

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2011

Riassunto

Offers an intimate travelogue of the author's trek to Kailas, the holiest mountain in Tibet, in the wake of the death of his mother and the loss of his family. By the best-selling author of Shadow of the Silk Road. 40,000 first printing.

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“Thubron walks for the dead and writes for the living, and I can’t remember when I have been so thoroughly and deeply moved by an author’s outward journey.” (Bob Shacochis, Boston Globe)

“One of the greatest contemporary travel writers. . . . As he guides us along these braiding trails, Thubron’s moving evocation makes for an unforgettably enlightening journey.” (National Geographic Traveler "Book of the Month")

“A powerful and hauntingly elegiac hybrid of travelogue and memoir” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Engrossing and affecting...poignant evocations of his mother and sister, interwoven with his profound respect for the Tibetan culture and landscape, make Thubron’s memoir an utterly moving read.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“The journey is the reward, for both writer and reader, in this rich, beautiful account of the landscape, people, culture, and politics of Tibet.” (Booklist (starred review))

“Thubron has, as always, thoroughly researched his subject, so his descriptions of shadowy Buddhist shrines and wildly various religious supplicants are interspersed with eloquent accounts of Tibet’s place in the imaginings of the West...” (New York Times Book Review)

“Thubron has spent four decades writing in forceful and respectful ways of foreign lands, and To a Mountain in Tibet is no exception.” (Wall Street Journal)

“Like the works of Bruce Chatwin and Paul Theroux, Thubron’s gorgeous, evocative writing transcends the genre and reads like great literature.” (Carmela Ciuraru, Readymade.com)

“More meditative than his sweeping Shadow of the Silk Road. . . . Walking with Thubron up the sacred mountain, strenuous as it is at times, is well worth the effort.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

“With great elegiac precision...Thubron adroitly navigates the difficult line between an emotive personal memoir...and a vivid description of one of the most spectacular mountain journeys...” (Times Literary Supplement (London))

L'autore:

Colin Thubron is an acknowledged master of travel writing. His first books were about the Middle EastùDamascus, Lebanon, and Cyprus. In 1982 he traveled in the Soviet Union, pursued by the KGB. From these early experiences developed his great travel books on the landmass that makes up Russia and Asia. Colin Thubron is an award-winning novelist.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 006176826X
• ISBN 13: 9780061768262
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 227