The Picador Book of Journeys [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Davidson, Robyn

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ISBN 10: 033036863X ISBN 13: 9780330368636

Casa editrice: Picador, 2002

Riassunto

Robyn Davidson's fascinating book is an anthology in its truest sense - it is a treasure trove of writing that challenges what we define as travel writing: moving effortlessly from Flaubert in Egypt to Elizabeth David in the Mediterranean by way of runaway slaves; the moon; hallucinating in Las Vegas; and going home. The book is arranged as a journey (not chronologically) with an introduction by Robyn Davidson. Davidson, in her fantastic selection, takes us on a fascinating journey of writers and discoverers (Chekhov, Darwin, Doris Lessing, Tobias Wolff, VS Naipaul, Tim Mackintosh Smith, Pankaj Mishra). By turns funny, revelatory, engaging and surprising this is a gem of a book for readers of every taste.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

An engaging and eminently dippable anthology which re-defines the genre of travel writing.

L'autore:

Robyn Davidson was born September 6, 1950. Her book Tracks was translated into 16 languages and won the prestigious Thomas Cook Travel Book award.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Picador
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 033036863X
• ISBN 13: 9780330368636
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 496