Paul Theroux, The Kingdom by the Sea
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ta will order one, i tend to only read once and have so many books cluttering up the place, so i've started to utilise the library borrowing for anything i come across that is 'must read', on the rare moments i get a chance to read, but i suppose this is one that perhaps has a scope for reading again in a few years a bit like brysons travelogues, when i can face it or am in the mood for his style.
its been on an open tab on my browser at work for over a year!
its been on an open tab on my browser at work for over a year!
With his now late friend Jonathan Raban, Theroux almost reinvented the travel writing genre , and completely reinvigorated it . All his travel books are wonderful reads and this one is a good star. But try Raban's Old Glory(down the Mississippi in small boat ) and Coasting (sailing round UK ) .
And then there's Bruce Chatwin .... In Patagonia was sensational book , where reality and fiction often are indistinguishable . Lovely prose - an unforgettable book
And then there's Bruce Chatwin .... In Patagonia was sensational book , where reality and fiction often are indistinguishable . Lovely prose - an unforgettable book
coppice said:
With his now late friend Jonathan Raban, Theroux almost reinvented the travel writing genre , and completely reinvigorated it . All his travel books are wonderful reads and this one is a good star. But try Raban's Old Glory(down the Mississippi in small boat ) and Coasting (sailing round UK ) .
And then there's Bruce Chatwin .... In Patagonia was sensational book , where reality and fiction often are indistinguishable . Lovely prose - an unforgettable book
I had “In Patagonia” on my bookshelf for years unread and it’s now lost after a few house moves.I’ll buy it again.And then there's Bruce Chatwin .... In Patagonia was sensational book , where reality and fiction often are indistinguishable . Lovely prose - an unforgettable book
I have always meant to read “Cobra verde” by Chatwin too as the Werner Herzog film adaptation of it is bonkers to say the least,in no small way helped by the mad man that was Klaus Kinski.
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