Riding Toward Everywhere

Zusatztext "An immense literary talent." Informationen zum Autor William T. Vollmann is the author of seven novels, three collections of stories, and a seven-volume critique of violence, Rising Up and Rising Down . He is also the author of Poor People , a worldwide examination of poverty through the eyes of the impoverished themselves; Riding Toward Everywhere , an examination of the train-hopping hobo lifestyle; and Imperial, a panoramic look at one of the poorest areas in America. He has won the PEN Center USA West Award for Fiction, a Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize and a Whiting Writers' Award. His journalism and fiction have been published in The New Yorker , Esquire , Spin and Granta . Vollmann lives in Sacramento, California. Klappentext Arelentlessly curious, endlessly sensitive, and unequivocally adventurous examiner of human existence, William T. Vollmann now takes to the rails. In the company of experienced fellow train-hopper Steve, Vollmann trawls the secretive waters of a unique underground lifestyle—subjecting both our national romance with and skepticism about the hobo life to his finely tuned, analytical eye. Carrying on in the footloose tradition of Huckleberry Finn, he offers a moving, strikingly modern vision of the American dream, brilliantly exploring both our deeply ingrained romanticizing of "freedom" and the myriad ways we restrict the very freedoms we profess to admire. Zusammenfassung Arelentlessly curious! endlessly sensitive! and unequivocally adventurous examiner of human existence! William T. Vollmann now takes to the rails. In the company of experienced fellow train-hopper Steve! Vollmann trawls the secretive waters of a unique underground lifestyle—subjecting both our national romance with and skepticism about the hobo life to his finely tuned! analytical eye. Carrying on in the footloose tradition of Huckleberry Finn! he offers a moving! strikingly modern vision of the American dream! brilliantly exploring both our deeply ingrained romanticizing of "freedom" and the myriad ways we restrict the very freedoms we profess to admire. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William T. Vollmann
• Editore: Ecco Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.12.2008
• EAN: 9780061256769
• ISBN: 978-0-06-125676-9
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 205 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; South America, Memoirs, Travel writing, Sport: general, Regional / International studies, Travel guides: adventure holidays, Travel and holiday, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Travel guides: activity holidays, Trains and railways: general interest, Travel guides: budget travel, SOCIAL SCIENCE: General, TRAVEL: Essays & Travelogues, TRAVEL: South America / General, SOCIOLOGY: POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY: SOCIETY & THE ECONOMY, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Regional Studies, TRAVEL: Special Interest / Ecotourism, Travel guides: eco-tourism / ‘green’ tourism, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs, TRAVEL: Special Interest / Budget, Sociology / Political Sociology, Sociology / Society & the Economy