On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Road Trip
Autor Paul Therouxen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 sep 2020
The master of contemporary travel writing, Paul Theroux, immerses himself in the beautiful and troubled heart of modern Mexico
Nogales is a border town caught between Mexico and the United States of America. A forty-foot steel fence runs through its centre, separating the prosperous US side from the impoverished Mexican side. It is a fascinating site of tension, now more than ever, as the town fills with hopeful border crossers and the deportees who have been caught and brought back. And it is here that Paul Theroux will begin his journey into the culturally rich but troubled heart of modern Mexico.
Moving through the deserts just south of the Arizona border, Theroux finds a place brimming with charm, yet visibly marked by both the US border patrol looming to the north and mounting discord from within. Attending local language and culinary schools, driving through the country and meeting its people, Paul Theroux gets under the skin of Mexico.
From the writer praised for his 'curiosity and affection for humanity in all its forms' (New York Times Book Review),On The Plain of Snakesis an urgent and mesmerising exploration of a region in conflict.
Praise for Paul Theroux:
'As cool as Maugham... as observant, intuitive, wry, inventive and eloquent as Graham Greene'Sunday Times
'Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged'Observer
'The world's most perceptive travel writer'Daily Mail
'One of the most accomplished and worldly-wise writers of his generation'The Times
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241977521
ISBN-10: 0241977525
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241977525
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Paul
Therouxhas
written
many
works
of
fiction
and
travel
writing,
including
the
modern
classicsThe
Great
Railway
Bazaar,The
Old
Patagonian
Express,
My
Secret
HistoryandTheMosquito
Coast.
He
won
the
Edward
Stanford
Award
for
Outstanding
Contribution
to
Travel
Writing
2020.
Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
Recenzii
Filled
with
compassion
and
wit,
this
isa
warm
and
insightful
account
of
contemporary
Mexican
culture,
politics
and
everyday
life.
Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged
[Theroux's] ability to sum up a people or a city in a few lines is undiminished
The world's most perceptive travel writer
[A] dark-edged but ultimately hopeful travelogue... Armchair travelers will find an astute, familiar guide in Theroux
Countless lovely descriptions of Mexico's landscapes and insights into the country's history and literature... Illuminating, literate, and timely-a must-read for those interested in what's going on inside Mexico
Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged
[Theroux's] ability to sum up a people or a city in a few lines is undiminished
The world's most perceptive travel writer
[A] dark-edged but ultimately hopeful travelogue... Armchair travelers will find an astute, familiar guide in Theroux
Countless lovely descriptions of Mexico's landscapes and insights into the country's history and literature... Illuminating, literate, and timely-a must-read for those interested in what's going on inside Mexico