Sold out

The Happy Isles of Oceania, 2 Cassetten. Die glücklichen Inseln Ozeaniens, 2 Cassetten, engl. Version - Gelesen von William Hootkins. Gekürzte Fass. ca. 180 Min.

English · Audio cassette

Description

Read more

At a low point in his life, Paul Therousx packed a tent, a collapsible kayak and a sleeping bag and set off for the pacific Islands.
Intending partly to escape and partly to put his problems into perspective, he found that the strangeness and beauty of his surroundings allowed him to attain a happiness that had previouseluded him. Paddling the canoe route of migration from New Zealand and Australia to the Solomon Islands, Polynesia and Hawaii, he discovered and extraordinary melting-pot of cultures and contrasts.

About the author

Paul Theroux, 1941 in Massachusetts geboren, reiste nach dem Hochschulabschluss 1963 nach Italien und Afrika, wo er als Lehrer arbeitete. 1968 übernahm er für drei Jahre einen Lehrstuhl an der Universität in Singapur. In dieser Zeit schrieb er Kurzgeschichten, Artikel für Zeitungen und verfasste zahlreiche Romane. In den frühen Siebzigerjahren zog er mit seiner Familie nach England und legte preisgekrönte Romane und viele erfolgreiche Reisebücher vor. Heute lebt Paul Theroux in den USA.

Product details

Authors Paul Theroux
Publisher Penguin UK
 
Languages English
Product format Audio cassette
Released 01.01.1996
 
EAN 9780140862560
ISBN 978-0-14-086256-0
Weight 130 g
Series Penguin Audiobooks
Subject Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > Australia, New Zealand, Oceania

Customer reviews

No reviews have been written for this item yet. Write the first review and be helpful to other users when they decide on a purchase.

Write a review

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Write your own review.

For messages to CeDe.ch please use the contact form.

The input fields marked * are obligatory

By submitting this form you agree to our data privacy statement.