The Kingdom by the Sea - A Journey Around The Coast Of Great Britain

Informationen zum Autor Paul Theroux  is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include  Burma Sahib, The Bad Angel Brothers, The Lower River, Jungle Lovers,  and  The Mosquito Coast , and his renowned travel books include  Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, On the Plain of Snakes,  and  Dark Star Safari . He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod. Klappentext After eleven years as an American living in London, the renowned travel writer Paul Theroux set out to travel clockwise around the coast of Great Britain to find out what the British were really like. The result is this perceptive, hilarious record of the journey. Whether in Cornwall or Wales, Ulster or Scotland, the people he encountered along the way revealed far more of themselves than they perhaps intended to display to a stranger. Theroux captured their rich and varied conversational commentary with caustic wit and penetrating insight. Zusammenfassung After eleven years as an American living in London, the renowned travel writer Paul Theroux set out to travel clockwise around the coast of Great Britain to find out what the British were really like. The result is this perceptive, hilarious record of the journey. Whether in Cornwall or Wales, Ulster or Scotland, the people he encountered along the way revealed far more of themselves than they perhaps intended to display to a stranger. Theroux captured their rich and varied conversational commentary with caustic wit and penetrating insight.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Theroux Paul Theroux, Paul Theroux
• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 15.06.2006
• EAN: 9780618658954
• ISBN: 978-0-618-65895-4
• Seiten: 353
• Abmessung: 144 mm x 211 mm x 24 mm
• Themen: Reise > Reiseberichte, Reiseerzählungen; Sociology, Eastern Europe, European History, Memoirs, Humour, Travel writing, Ireland, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, Western Europe, Regional / International studies, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Travel and holiday, Biography: historical, political and military, FICTION: Literary, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, HISTORY: Social History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, TRAVEL: Europe / Western, TRAVEL: Europe / Great Britain, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Regional Studies, TRAVEL: Europe / Eastern, TRAVEL: Europe / Ireland, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs