The Tao of Travel

Enlightenments from Lives on the Road

von Paul Theroux

304 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

“A book to be plundered and raided.” — New York Times Book Review“A portal into a world of timeless travel literature curated by one of the greatest travel writers of our day.” — USA TodayPaul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe in this collection of the best writing from the books that have shaped him as a reader and a traveler. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, The Tao of Travel contains excerpts from the best of Theroux’s own work interspersed with selections from travelers both familiar and unexpected:Vladimir Nabokov         Eudora WeltyEvelyn Waugh          James BaldwinCharles Dickens         Pico IyerHenry David Thoreau         Anton ChekhovMark Twain         John McPheeFreya Stark         Ernest HemingwayGraham Greene         and many others“Dazzling . . . Like someone panning for gold, Theroux reread hundreds of travel classics and modern works, shaking out the nuggets.” — San Francisco Chronicle

• Reihe: Mariner Books
• ISBN: 9780547737379
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.08.2023
• Größe: 203 x 134 mm
• Verlag: HarperCollins