Fresh Air Fiend: Travel Writings - Couverture souple

Theroux, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0618126937 ISBN 13 : 9780618126934

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Theroux Paul

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Paul Theroux's first collection of essays and articles devoted entirely to travel writing, FRESH AIR FIEND touches down on five continents and floats through most seas in between to deliver a literary adventure of the first order, with the incomparable Paul Theroux as a guide. From the crisp quiet of a solitary week spent in the snowbound Maine woods to the expectant chaos of Hong Kong on the eve of the Hand-over, Theroux demonstrates how the traveling life and the writing life are intimately connected. His journeys in remote hinterlands and crowded foreign capitals provide the necessary perspective to "become a stranger" in order to discover the self. A companion volume to SUNRISE WITH SEAMONSTERS, FRESH AIR FIEND is the ultimate good read for anyone fascinated by travel in the wider world or curious about the life of one of our most passionate travelers.

Revue de presse :

“Lively and insightful. . . . Fresh-Air Fiend is rich with information, intelligent discourse, humour and plain old good storytelling.” – Globe and Mail

“[Paul Theroux is] one of the best English-language travel writers alive. . . . [Fresh-Air Fiend] contains startling encounters, luminous scenes, wry insights and beautiful writing.” – Financial Times (U.K.)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0618126937
• ISBN 13: 9780618126934
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 480