Borderlines - A Journey in Thailand and Burma

Travels in Thailand and Burma in 1986, learning about the spiritual traditions of forest Buddhism.

About the author

Charles Nicholl has written about history, biography, and travel but brings all these disciplines together as a literary detective. Subjects have included Christopher Marlowe, Arthur Rimbaud, and Leonardo da Vinci. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a recipient of the Hawthornden prize, and has won the James Tait Black prize for biography and the Crime Writers' Association 'Gold Dagger' award. He has also presented documentary programs on television and has lectured in Britain, Italy, and the United States. He lives in Lucchesia in Italy with his wife and children and is a visiting Professor at Sussex University.

Summary

Travels in Thailand and Burma in 1968, learning about the spiritual traditions of forest Buddhism.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Nicholl
• Publisher: Eland Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781780601687
• ISBN: 978-1-78060-168-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Eland Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales