Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World
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Pico Iyer
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Insights into the world's secluded, quirky places.
If you're the type of person who gets a thrill from uncovering the world's hidden corners, Pico Iyer's "Falling Off the Map" is an invitation to adventure. From Iceland's youthful escapades to the enigmatic allure of North Korea, Iyer serves not just a travelogue, but a treasure map to understanding the cultures that thrive beyond the familiar. His sharp wit and rich insights could make you see the global map with fresh, fascinated eyes.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World
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Pico Iyer
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The author of Video Night in Kathmandu ups the ante on himself in this sublimely evocative and acerbically funny tour through the world's loneliest and most eccentric places. From Iceland to Bhutan to Argentina, Iyer remains both uncannily observant and hilarious. Iyer experiences and depicts these lonely places with the same wit, vitality and insight that distinguish his first two books— and the result is a memorable gallery of countries poignantly isolated in spirit and time. What does the elegant nostalgia of Argentina have in common with the raffish nonchalance of Australia? And what do both these countries have in common with North Korea? They are all 'lonely places' cut off from the rest of the world by geography, ideology or sheer weirdness. And they have all attracted the attention of Pico Iyer. Whether he is documenting the cruising rites of Icelandic teenagers, being interrogated by tipsy Cuban police or summarizing the plot of Bhutan's first feature film, Iyer is always uncannily observant and acerbically funny.
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Insights into the world's secluded, quirky places.
If you're the type of person who gets a thrill from uncovering the world's hidden corners, Pico Iyer's "Falling Off the Map" is an invitation to adventure. From Iceland's youthful escapades to the enigmatic allure of North Korea, Iyer serves not just a travelogue, but a treasure map to understanding the cultures that thrive beyond the familiar. His sharp wit and rich insights could make you see the global map with fresh, fascinated eyes.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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