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The Tao of Travel [Bonded Leather]

内容简介

PaulTherouxcelebratesfiftyyearsofwanderingtheglobebycollectingthebestwritingontravelfromthebooksthatshapedhim,asareaderandatraveler.Partphilosophicalguide,partmiscellany,partreminiscence,TheTaoofTravelenumerates“TheContentsofSomeTravelers’Bags”andexposes“WritersWhoWroteaboutPlacesTheyNeverVisited”;tracksextremejourneysin“TravelasanOrdeal”andhighlightssomeof“Travelers’FavoritePlaces.”ExcerptsfromthebestofTheroux’sownworkareinterspersedwithselectionsfromtravelersbothfamiliarandunexpected:VladimirNabokovJ.R.R.TolkienSamuelJohnsonEudoraWeltyEvelynWaughIsakDinesenCharlesDickensJamesBaldwinHenryDavidThoreauPicoIyerMarkTwainAntonChekhovBruceChatwinJohnMcPheeFreyaStarkPeterMatthiessenGrahamGreeneErnestHemingwayTheTaoofTravelisauniquetributetothepleasuresandpainsoftravelinitsgoldenage.

作者简介

PAULTHEROUXistheauthorofmanyhighlyacclaimedbooks.HisnovelsincludeADeadHandandTheMosquitoCoast,andhisrenownedtravelbooksincludeGhostTraintotheEasternStarandDarkStarSafari.HelivesinHawaiiandonCapeCod.保罗·梭鲁是美国著名的旅行文学作家。1970年与家人移居英格兰,随后迁往伦敦,在英国居住了17年。这期间,写了几部评价很高的小说及多篇广受欢迎的旅游文章。目前已返回美国定居,但仍到处旅行。著作甚丰,包括《映像宫殿》获得1978年英国惠特布雷德文学奖;《蚊子海岸》被选为1984年年度小说,并改遍成电影。

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