内容简介
Apersonableaccountofatwo-yearwanderaroundtheworldintheearly1960s,whentheauthorwasinhisearlytwentiesandnotlongoutofEton.AllthequalitiesIhavecometoadmireinWilliams’slaterwritingarehere—hissophisticatedinnocence,hischarmingsenseoftheabsurd,thecasualintensityofhispoet’seye.Itisthislastwhichmakesthebookamosaicofbrilliantglimpses,whetherWilliamsisridingacrossthedesertsoftheMiddleEast,idlingforweeksonahouseboatinKashmir,ordealingwiththe“evileye”onamailpacketinthePaciÞc.Ajaunty,thoroughlywinningtraveler’stale.