The South American Diaries by John Hopkins

The South American Diaries by John Hopkins

Now moving swiftly southwards through thorn and cactus country--cattle country--towards real heat and, perhaps, renewed creativity. While writing a novel set in South America, John Hopkins travelled back there to reacquaint himself with the scene. In 1972-3, he travelled by train, bus and boat from Mexico City to the centre of the continent, through Belize, Guatemala and Nicaragua and on to Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. Hopkins travelled slowly, deliberately, savouring every experience along the way. But the journey was fraught with his angst-ridden strivings to write his novel and with the troubled love he had for Madeleine, his travelling companion. In these heat-scorched, tequila-infused pages, Hopkins paints a sultry, exquisite portrait of South America and in so doing masters an art that he believed would forever elude him.

John 'Hopper' Hopkins is a former motorcycle road racer based in the United States. Raised by English parents in California he became the youngest professional rider on the MotoGP circuit. In 2007 Valentino Rossi labeled him as his most-feared rival. A series of horrific crashes and debt took their toll and John becomes addicted to alcohol and pills. He turned his life around and despite further crashes and injuries comes within .006 of a second from winning the British Superbike series. Another horrific crash finally ended his career at the age of 35. He is known to MotoGP fans as the most fearless rider of a generation.

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ISBN 13	9781900850407
ISBN 10	1900850400
Title	The South American Diaries
Author	John Hopkins
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Arcadia Books
Year published	2007-01-15
Number of pages	256
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