The Silent Traveller
The Silent Traveller
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Résumé
Chiang Yee was exiled from his homeland of China for over 40 years, during which time he wrote and illustrated a number of travel classics. 'The Silent Traveller' series, which also includes titles on London and Edinburgh, began with this book about the Lake District.
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The Silent Traveller by Chiang Yee
Exiled for m China in 1933 and separated from his wife and children, Chiang Yee spent over 40 years away from his homeland. Adopting the name the Silent Traveller, he threw himself into his passions--writing, painting and poetry--and produced some of the most eveocative, unique and enduring travel books ever written. The Silent Traveller series began with this imaginative book on the Lake District, which was an immediate success on its first publication in the 1930s, selling out several reprints in a matter of months. It also caught the critics' attention, and was praised by one reviewer for providing 'an entirely new angle on the Lake scenery'. In words and pictures Chiang Yee gives a perspective on celebrated places such as Buttermere, Windermere and Grasmere that is as fresh and unusual today as it was when he first put pen and brush to paper.
'So much more than the Bill Bryson of his day' Scotsman
Chiang Yee (1903-1977) was born in China and lived in London before settling in the USA. A Painter, calligrapher, poet and travel writer, he also wrote the classic textbook, Chinese Calligraphy.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781841830674 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841830674 |
| Titre | The Silent Traveller |
| Auteur | Chiang Yee |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Mercat Press |
| Année de publication | 2004-08-23 |
| Nombre de pages | 112 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |