House Somewhere, A: Tales of...(Lonely Planet Journeys (Travel Literature))|报价￥116.70|图书,进口原版,Biographies & Memoirs 传记,Others 其他,Don George

品牌：Don George

基本信息

·出版社：Lonely Planet Publications

·页码：256 页码

·出版日：2002年

·ISBN：1740594193

·条码：9781740594196

·装帧：平装

·英语：英语

·丛书名：Lonely Planet Journeys (Travel Literature)

内容简介

In this collection some of the finest names in contemporary travel writing reveal the perils and pleasures of exchanging the familiar for the foreign.Isabel Allende discovers love and paradise in California, Pico Iyer finds home in Japan amidst the alien and indecipherable, and a dank barge on the Seine opens up a new side of Paris for Mort Rosenblum.Revealing the flip side to the dream, relocating to the juicy heart of New York proves fiery for Lily Brett, Chris Stewart is frightened for his life in Andalucia, and the plumbing in William Dalrymple’s rooftop Delhi flat is held to ransom by his water-conserving landlady.Original Stories by:

Isabel Allende, Karl Taro Greenfeld, Jan Morris, Rolf Potts, Mort Rosenbaum, Jeffrey Taylor, Errol Trzebinski, Simon Winchester.Selected writings by:

Vida Adamoli, Lily Brett, Tony Cohan, William Dalrymple, Amitav Ghos, Carla Grissmann, James Hamilton-Paterson, Annie Hawes, Peter Hesller, Pico Iyer, Alex Kerr, Frances Mayes, Peter Mayle, Tim Parks, Chris Stewart, Emma Tennant, Paul Theroux, Nial Williams and Christine Breen.

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FromBooklist

Visiting a place that turns out to have an exceptional pull on your heart and then wanting to establish some sort of residence there is not an uncommon travel experience. In fact, "home-abroad" books have become a very popular subgenre of travel literature; the movement was spearheaded by Peter Mayle's best-sellingA Year in Provence(1990). From one of the most prominent travel publishers comes this exceptionally rewarding anthology of 18 book excerpts and eight original essays commissioned for inclusion here, and all the pieces share a common theme: settling down in a foreign country. Included among this collection of treasures are Chilean novelist Isabel Allende writing about Marin County in California, internationally based writer Lily Brett discussing co-op manners and protocol in New York City, and British author Simon Winchester sharing his wonderment at being the owner of a tractor on a Massachusetts farm. This heartwarming assortment, although technically qualifying as "arm-chair" reading, is more likely "get to the airportnow" reading.

Brad Hooper

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Booklist

"From one of the most prominent travel publishers comes this exceptionally rewarding anthology... a heartwarming assortment..."

Library Journal

"A fascinating anthology representing some of our best writers. Insightful and highly entertaining, this is recommended...."

Conde Nast Traveler

"The essays gathered in this collection demonstrate that even the most restless wanderers put down roots."

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