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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Publication date
November 7, 2003
Pages
224
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780330412094
ISBN-10
0330412094
Dimensions
0.60 by 5 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.35 lbs.
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Great Britain
Original list price
$13.80
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
This collection of essays is the result of a lifetime - over 60 years - spent travelling. From the Russian Steppes, via the Yemen, to Naples, Paraguay and beyond, Norman Lewis has yet to find a place not worth visiting.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: From the Russian Steppes, via the Yemen, to Naples, Paraguay and beyond, Norman Lewis has yet to find a place not worth visiting. Whether describing dancing executioners, burial rites in Western Mexico, or the eponymous voyage by dhow, Lewis' writing brings the world, in all its complexity, vividly to life. His words combine the poetic with the more prosaic, blending first-hand experience with snatches of conversation, and enriching colourful description with historical information. Moreover, Lewis is never afraid to tackle the controversial issues other - lesser - writers might shy away from: politics, economics, the problems of tourism. In his hands (and words), the world is at once rendered small enough that we can gain insights into lives, people and places that we could previously only have imagined, and at the same time, made much, much larger. Graham Greene thought him 'one of our best writers, not of any particular decade but of our century'. '"Voyage by Dhow" proves Norman Lewis to be one of the best writers of this century - and, indeed, this millennium - too. 'The travel-writer's travel-writer' - "Conde Nast Traveller".
Editions
Hardcover
from Vintage Uk (October 25, 2001); titled "A Voyage by Dhow"
9780224061711 | details & prices | 192 pages | List price $26.65
About: In over 60 years of travelling and writing, Norman Lewis has yet to find a place that is not worth visiting, or to make a journey that is not worth reporting.
About: In over 60 years of travelling and writing, Norman Lewis has yet to find a place that is not worth visiting, or to make a journey that is not worth reporting.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Pan Macmillan (November 7, 2003)
9780330412094 | details & prices | 224 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.60 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $13.80
About: This collection of essays is the result of a lifetime - over 60 years - spent travelling.
About: This collection of essays is the result of a lifetime - over 60 years - spent travelling.
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