The Tao of Travel by Paul Theroux
A compendium of travel writing from a master traveller Paul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped him, as a reader and a traveller. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, The Tao of Travel enumerates 'The Contents of Some Travellers' Bags' and exposes 'Writers Who Wrote About Places They Never Visited'; tracks extreme journeys in 'Travel As An Ordeal' and highlights some of 'Travellers' Favourite Places'. Excerpts from the best of Theroux's own work are interspersed with selections from travellers both familiar and unexpected, including Vladimir Nabokov, Henry David Thoreau, Graham Greene, Ernest Hemingway and more. The Tao of Travel is a unique tribute to the pleasures and pains of travel in its golden age.
One for the armchair traveller and the adventurer who has scaled K2 and swum the BosphorusLike a long train journey, once you settle in there's a lot to enjoy. Gripping * The Times *
Dazzling . . . like someone panning for gold, Theroux reread hundreds of travel classics and modern works, shaking out the nuggets. A source of inspiration for prospective travelers and a guide to how, in Theroux's view, to travel properly * San Fransisco Chronicle *
Pure entertainment * Financial Times *
A real treat for anyone travelling * Guardian *
One of the best introductions to travelling and travel writing * Sunday Times *
Dazzling . . . like someone panning for gold, Theroux reread hundreds of travel classics and modern works, shaking out the nuggets. A source of inspiration for prospective travelers and a guide to how, in Theroux's view, to travel properly * San Fransisco Chronicle *
Pure entertainment * Financial Times *
A real treat for anyone travelling * Guardian *
One of the best introductions to travelling and travel writing * Sunday Times *
Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. He won the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing 2020. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141044262 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141044268 |
| Title | The Tao of Travel |
| Author | Paul Theroux |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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