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So it goes : travels in the Aran Isles, Xian and places in between / Nicolas Bouvier ; translated by Robyn Marsack.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: London, England : Eland, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 182 pages : maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781780601144
  • 178060114X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 910.4092 23
LOC classification:
  • G490 .B68 2019
Contents:
Aran journal -- Scotland: travels in the Lowlands -- In the mists of the Whisky Isle -- Xian -- The roads to Halla-San or The old shit-track again -- An eight-year-old's war -- About the author.
Summary: A collection of Bouvier's best travel stories, covering: the Aran Isles, lowland Scotland, Islay, Xian in China, Korea and Bouvier's childhood What makes Nicolas Bouvier such a well-loved travel writer is his exquisite sensitivity to the beauties of life, and his ability to capture those elusive moments in a style that is light, yet pregnant with wonder. Whether he's delirious in the wintery Aran Isles, where the air 'unites the virtues of champagne, cocaine, caffeine, and the ecstasy of love' or singing the praises of his Chinese tour guide, this collection of his shorter travel pieces brims with his particular joie de vivre.
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"First published in French under the titles Journal d'Aran et d'autres lieux, Voyage dans les Lowlands and Thesaurus Pauperus ou la guerre à huit ans"--Title page verso.

Aran journal -- Scotland: travels in the Lowlands -- In the mists of the Whisky Isle -- Xian -- The roads to Halla-San or The old shit-track again -- An eight-year-old's war -- About the author.

A collection of Bouvier's best travel stories, covering: the Aran Isles, lowland Scotland, Islay, Xian in China, Korea and Bouvier's childhood What makes Nicolas Bouvier such a well-loved travel writer is his exquisite sensitivity to the beauties of life, and his ability to capture those elusive moments in a style that is light, yet pregnant with wonder. Whether he's delirious in the wintery Aran Isles, where the air 'unites the virtues of champagne, cocaine, caffeine, and the ecstasy of love' or singing the praises of his Chinese tour guide, this collection of his shorter travel pieces brims with his particular joie de vivre.

Translated from the French.

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