Voyager e-bog
90,41 DKK
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Bankss narrative seductively juxtaposes rambles through lush volcanic mountains, white sand beaches and coral reefs with a barrage of memories of the hash hes made of his private life. The New York Times Book ReviewRussell Banks has indulged his wanderlust for more than half a century. This longing for escape has taken him from the bright green islands and turquoise seas of the Caribbean island...
E-bog
90,41 DKK
Forlag
Ecco
Udgivet
31 maj 2016
Længde
288 sider
Genrer
1KJ
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780062199478
Bankss narrative seductively juxtaposes rambles through lush volcanic mountains, white sand beaches and coral reefs with a barrage of memories of the hash hes made of his private life. The New York Times Book ReviewRussell Banks has indulged his wanderlust for more than half a century. This longing for escape has taken him from the bright green islands and turquoise seas of the Caribbean islands to peaks in the Himalayas, the Andes, and beyond.In each of these remarkable essays, Banks considers his life and the world. In Everglades National Park this perfect place to time-travel, he traces his own timeline. Recalling his trips to the Caribbean in the title essay, Voyager, Banks dissects his relationships with the four women who would become his wives. In the Himalayas, he embarks on a different quest of self-discovery. One climbs a mountain not to conquer it, but to be lifted like this away from the earth up into the sky, he explains.Pensive, frank, beautiful, and engaging,Voyagerbrings together the social, the personal, and the historical, opening a path into the heart and soul of this revered writer.