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Time Out
Everything is portrayed with a brilliance which makes all other travel-writing read like the blurb on the brochure.
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Auberon Waugh, The Business Traveller
Norman Lewis is outstandingly the best travel writer of our age, if not the best since Marco Polo.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A collection of Lewis' writings from '40s to the '80s, this covers some of his life as an officer for British Intelligence as well as his travels in South America.
This is unusual travel writing - he is an inquisitive man with a natural affinity and compassion for everyone he meets, from Sardinian bandits to South American indians.
All of his encounters are a fascinating insight, often of a world now gone (his visit to Ibiza before the influx of tourists, for example, is classic).
His prose is readable and affecting and this is a must for anyone who likes non-fiction.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first Norman Lewis I've read and I'll be looking out for more. It's difficult to classify this book, but essentially they are first hand accounts of characters and experiences abroad. They are extremely well written, and accessible. Much of the book describes the lives of people in under-developed parts of the world, and Lewis deliberately seeks out the least accessible areas.
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excellent service. this opens your mind to thoughts and ideas - i would recommend it to anyone.
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Excellent travel writing
I throughly enjoyed reading this book, the essays cover a number of countries, mainly Latin American and Southern European. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. J. Horsfall
Travelling on your sofa
Heard about this book on Radio 4+was intrigued.Had to read each story very carefully as writer is very clever with words. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Rosario
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