On Foot to the End of the World by Rene Freund
Only when you reach the edge of the continent having walked along the Way of St James, which pilgrims of former times thought to be the end of the world, only then do you realize that the old pilgrim's saying is true: the journey does not end in Santiago. The journey begins in Santiago.
'All those who have walked to Santiago will find, in Freund's book, a perfect evocation of The Way; all those who have not will surely find themselves yearning to experience it at first hand' The Independent 'Rene Freund's account of his 1,138km walk to Santiago de Compostela conveys the excitement and anxieties of the pilgrim, coloured with tales of hospitality that echo Patrick Leigh Fermor's walk to Constantinople between the warsThere is something of Chaucer, too, in his evocation of that singular bond among foot travellers. Despite the physical and psychological challenges, or perhaps because of them, he asserts that Walking is the form of travel most suited in pace to perception. You measure the world step by step.' The Times Literary Supplement
Rene Freund was born in 1967 in Vienna. He has worked as a journalist, translator and theatre producer."
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904950424 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904950426 |
| Title | On Foot to the End of the World |
| Author | Rene Freund |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus |
| Year published | 2006-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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