MONKS AND MOTORCYCLES: From Laos to London by the Seat of my Pants 1956-1958 - Couverture souple

Huffman, Franklin

 
9780595327607: MONKS AND MOTORCYCLES: From Laos to London by the Seat of my Pants 1956-1958
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595327605 ISBN 13 : 9780595327607
Editeur : iUniverse, 2004

Synopsis

In 1956, 22-year-old Frank Huffman embarks on a journey that will take him from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to the exotic Orient, and eventually around the world. In this fascinating tale of adventure, Huffman shares his experiences and emotions during two years as a French interpreter for a community development team on the Plain of Jars in Laos, Indochina. At the end of his tour in Laos, he buys a motorcycle and sets out for Europe, with only a National Geographic map of Asia and the optimism of youth as his guide. He takes us along for the ride as heclimbs the fabled Angkor Wat in Cambodia, cycles up the road to Mandalay in Burma, floats up the Chindwin River on a river boat, is chased by a motorcycle-hating cow near the Taj Mahal, participates in a mutiny on a ramshackle bus in the Pakistani desert, thumbs his way across Iran to Turkey, and carouses through Europe in a Simca with pilfered sleeping bags and C-rations.Throughout this marathon, Huffman offers keen insights on the culture and society of Laos and the some 25 countries he passes through, and also provides trenchant commentary on subsequent events in those countries. Huffman's self-deprecatory humor and his undisputed mastery of the English language make Monks and Motorcycles a delightful read.

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Biographie de l'auteur

As a Professor of Linguistics and Asian Studies at Yale and Cornell (1967-85) and a U.S. Foreign Service Officer (1985-99), Franklin E. Huffman has lived and traveled in some 80 countries of the world. He and his wife Sanda, a professional interpreter, live in Washington, D.C.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595327605
ISBN 13 
9780595327607
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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