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El infinito viajar reúne cerca de cuarenta crónicas de viaje publicadas en el Corriere della Sera, reorganizadas geográficamente, con un esclarecedor prefacio que explica cómo Magris contrapone dos formas de entender el viaje en nuestra cultura: la concepcion clasica del viaje circular, que implica el retorno final a la patria o al hogar, como en el caso de Ulises, desde Homero hasta Joyce; y la moderna, de raiz nietzscheana, en la que el desplazamiento es rectilineo y cuya meta final no es otra que la muerte, que precisamente se intenta diferir a traves de ese infinito viajar que implica ir cambiando a medida que nos desplazamos, mientras damos cuenta de esa transformacion mediante la escritura. Porque para el vivir, viajar y escribir son tres facetas de una unica experiencia que esta en el origen de una nueva forma de la literatura donde se diluyen las fronteras entre relato, ensayo y libro de viajes. Y esta mirada confiere unidad a una serie de textos heterogeneos: anotaciones sobre paisajes urbanos u objetos cotidianos, asi como bosquejos sobre personajes, evocaciones, relatos de anecdotas o acontecimientos historicos, y que indefectiblemente llevan aparejados los nombres de los escritores que vivieron en esos lugares o que escribieron a proposito de los mismos. Si la Mancha nos trae, obviamente, la figura de don Quijote (en paginas tan inevitables como intensas), la riquisima cultura de Magris ira desplegando otros nombres, desde Gunter Grass hasta Dostoievski, desde Cervantes a Milosz. Los textos abarcan un amplio espectro geografico, empezando en España y acabando en Tasmania, aunque se centren sobre todo en Europa, una Europa que parece sumida en una profunda crisis de identidad que ha de llevar a su descomposicion final o a su autentica reconstruccion. Pero la mirada hacia lo exotico lo llevara tambien hasta China, Iran o Vietnam, intentando conjurar la indiferencia ante lo que se encuentra tras las fronteras (geograficas y mentales) mas lejanas con una curiosidad que es un verdadero afan de conocimiento.

Tras muchos años en Europa, en la década de 1860 Eduarda Mansilla acompaña a su marido a una misión diplomática en diversas ciudades de los Estados Unidos, entre ellas, Nueva York. Varios años más tarde escribe estas cronicas en las que relata las costumbres admirables o reprobables de los habitantes del gran pais del norte en especial, de las mujeres, que contrastan con la propia cultura, la cual, segun ella, se hermana mucho mas a la Paris decimononica.Celebrada por Domingo F. Sarmiento, Recuerdos de viaje fue publicada en Buenos Aires en 1882 y es la primera obra en su genero escrita por una autora argentina.

Uma viagem acidentada ao Chile é o pretexto para uma reflexão inquietante sobre o sentido da vida.Santiago do Chile, Setembro de 2019. Num beco escuro, encurralados por dois blindados conduzidos por

Com Os diários de viagem de Albert Einstein em mãos, o leitor poderá conhecer a fundo os pensamentos, sentimentos e opiniões sem censura de um dos maiores gênios da ciência, durante a viagem de três

A detailed account of the journey from Trebizond to Quetta. The route took Hedin through Erzerum, skirted Mount Ararat to Etchmiadzin and Nakichevan (the grave of Noah), and thence by Tabriz and Kasvin to Teheran, where the first part of his journey ended. The second part took him to Nasratabad in Seistan; the third to Quetta, where he may be said to have reached India . . . . The two volumes in which it is recorded contain a vast deal more than is above indicated. There are many digressions (from the bare record of travel) , some of which will not appeal to the general reader, whose interest is chiefly confined to the tale of travel, but many of them will command the attention of geographers and experts . . . . To mention a few, there are notes about Marco Polos travels, about the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Nineveh, chapters on travels in the Kavir, on the march of Alexander the Great, on post-glacial climatic changes in Persia, on the distribution of desert and on the plague. This is volume two out of two.

Part of a series of guides following key figures and themes, Walter Stephen explores the life and theories of the Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and urban planner, Sir Patrick Geddes. His renewal work in Edinburghs Old Town is as visible and impressive today as it was in the 19th and 20th centuries and his concepts such as Think Global, Act Local are just as relevant. The author is an authority on Patrick Geddes and this book forms part of the On the Trail series.

From the author of the bestselling 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die. Island whiskies have long held a fascination and a powerful emotional draw on whisky drinkers the world over. Their special combination of heritage, mystique and remote location captures the imagination; their highly distinctive flavours are often imitated but seldom bettered. Join Ian Buxton on a personal journey across Scotlands islands, where he learns to fish with high explosives, ends up hurling his dinner into the sea and comes face to face with a basking shark. Combining an experts knowledge of whisky with a travel writers fondness for anecdote, and with a keen description of place, he provides a special treat for all who love the islands magical drams. This new edition brings the acclaimed book up to date, capturing changes on the island whisky scene, including new and proposed distilleries such as Benbecula; Ardnahoe, Gartbreck Farm, Ili, Laggan Bay, Port Ellen and Portintruan (Islay); Orkney; Lerwick and Shetland Reel (Shetland); Isle of Tiree and others, along with Ians typically acerbic comments on whisky investment, luxury marketing and private cask sales.

Europe is facing a wave of migration unmatched since the end of World War II - and no one has reported on this crisis in more depth or breadth than the Guardians migration correspondent, Patrick Kingsley. Throughout 2015, Kingsley travelled to 17 countries along the migrant trail, meeting hundreds of refugees making epic odysseys across deserts, seas and mountains to reach the holy grail of Europe. This is Kingsleys unparalleled account of who these voyagers are. Its about why they keep coming, and how they do it. Its about the smugglers who help them on their way, and the coastguards who rescue them at the other end. The volunteers that feed them, the hoteliers that house them, and the border guards trying to keep them out. And the politicians looking the other way.The New Odyssey is a work of original, bold reporting written with a perfect mix of compassion and authority by the journalist who knows the subject better than any other.

Did you know that an invisible mountain is rising above the streets of the capital - and, at over 1,400 metres, it is Britains highest peak? This ingenious new book is an account of the ascent of Mount London by a hardened team of writers, poets and urban cartographers, each one scaling a smaller mountain within the city - from Crystal Palace (112m) to Primrose Hill (78m) - until the accumulative climb exceeds the height of Ben Nevis.Also available as an eBook here.The essays and stories in Mount London unpeel Londons history, geography and psychogeography, reimagining the city as mountainous terrain and exploring what its like to move through the urban landscape. Ascents of Londons natural peaks are offset by expeditions to the artificial mountains of the city - the Shard (306m), the chimneys of Battersea Power Station (103m) - and the search for ghost hills in the back streets of Whitechapel and Finsbury.Mount London is a unique and visionary record of the vertical city. With contributions by Iain Sinclair, Helen Mort, Joe Dunthorne, Sarah Butler, Inua Ellams, Bradley Garrett and many more.

Who really looks after British interests abroad? Behind the pomp of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, another powerful force is busily but discreetly propping up the image of UK Plc. For 28 years, Julia was a diplomatic spouse, juggling a growing family while supporting the demands of one of the great Offices of State. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes terrifying, she reveals the truth of the realities of life as an Ambassadors wife, ranging from food shortages to terrorist incidents to rubbing shoulders with the Queen, Mrs Thatcher and George Best - and rubbing knees with Mikhail Gorbachev. Light-hearted in style, The Ambassadors Wife Tale has a serious core message: that the diplomatic wife stands centre stage as the drama of world affairs unfolds.

On the cusp of middle age, Simon Fenton leaves Britain in search of adventure and finds Senegal, love, fatherhood, witch doctors a" and a piece of land that could make a perfect guest house, if only he knew how to build one. The Casamance is an undiscovered paradise where mystic Africa governs life, people walk to the beat of the djembe, when it rains it pours and the mangos are free. But the fact that his name translates to vampire and he has had a curse placed on him via the medium of eggs could mean Simons new life may not be so easy.

In a stunning memoir-cum-travelogue Peter Carey charts this journey, inspired by Charleys passion for Japanese Manga and anime, and explores his own resulting re-evaluation of Japan. Although graphically violent and disturbing, the two mediums are both inherently concerned with Japans rich history and heritage, and hold a huge popular appeal that crosses the generations.Led by their adolescent guide Takashi, an uncanny mix of generosity and derision, father and son look for the hidden puzzles and meanings, searching, often with comic results, for a greater understanding of these art forms, and for what they come to refer to as their own real Japan. From Manhattan to Tokyo, Commodore Perry to Godzilla, kabuki theatre to the post-war robot craze, Wrong about Japan is a fascinatingly personal, witty and moving exploration of two very different cultures.

An important and illuminating collection of essays and lectures by the winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature. William Golding writes about places as diverse as Wiltshire, where he lived for over half a century, Dutch waterways, Delphi, Egypt ancient and modern, and planet Earth herself. Other essays discuss books and ideas, and provide a fascinating background to the appreciate Goldings own writing and imagination. Includes Goldings Nobel Speech. Golding come through this collection as reserved and wary, but delightful . . . His writing is a joy.Sunday Times

Utopian Dreams offers one writers attempt to retreat from the real world - which is making him emptier and angrier by the day - and seek out the alternatives to modern manners and morality. Instead of cynicism, loneliness and depression, is it possible to be idealistic, to find belonging and companionship with others who share your sadness, or even, perhaps, your happiness? With his wife and baby in tow, Jones spends a year with spritualists, time-travellers, reformed drug addicts and Quakers, producing a fascinating exploration of the meaning of community.

In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermanns parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London.Inspired by his own experience of both countries, Philip Oltermann looks at eight historical encounters between English and German people from the last two hundred years: Helmut Kohl tries to explain German cuisine to the Iron Lady, the Mini plays catch-up with the Volkswagen Beetle, and Joe Strummer has an unlikely brush with the Baader-Meinhof gang.Keeping Up with the Germans is a witty look at the lighter-side of Anglo-German relations over the last 100 years.

Lose yourself in this dazzling travelogue of the idyllic Greek Islands by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.Incandescent.André AcimanInvades the readers every sense ... Remarkable. Victoria Hislop Nobody knows the Greek islands like Durrell.New York TimesWhite-washed houses drenched in pink bougainvillea; dazzling seascapes and rugged coastlines; colourful harbours in quaint fishing villages; shady olive and cypress groves; terraces bathed in the Aegean sun ... The Greek islands conjure up a treasure-chest of images - but nobody brings them to life as vividly as the legendary travel writer Lawrence Durrell. It was during his youth in Corfu - which his brother Gerald fictionalised in My Family and Other Animals, later filmed as The Durrells In Corfu - that his love affair with the Mediterranean began. Now, in this glorious tour of the Greek islands, he weaves evocative descriptions of these idyllic landscapes with insights into their ancient history, and shares luminous personal memories of his time in the local communities. No traveller to Greece or admirer of Durrells magic should miss it.Masterly ... Casts a spell.Jan MorrisOur last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.Richard HolmesLike long letters from a civilized and very funny friend - the prose as luminous as the Mediterranean air he loves.Time

One of the funniest books of the year - Paul Ross, talkRADIOWARNING: CONTAINS AN UNLIKELY IMMIGRANT, AN UNSUNG COUNTRY, A BUMPY ROMANCE, SEVERAL SHATTERED PRECONCEPTIONS, TRACES OF INSIGHT, A DOZEN NUNS AND A REFERENDUM.Not many Brits move to Poland to work in a fish and chip shop.Fewer still come back wanting to be a Member of the European Parliament.In 2016 Ben Aitken moved to Poland while he still could. It wasnt love that took him but curiosity: he wanted to know what the Poles in the UK had left behind. He flew to a place hed never heard of and then accepted a job in a chip shop on the minimum wage.When he wasnt peeling potatoes he was on the road scratching the countrys surface: he milked cows with a Eurosceptic farmer; missed the bus to Auschwitz; spent Christmas with complete strangers and went to Gdansk to learn how communism got the chop. By the years end he had a better sense of what the Poles had turned their backs on - southern mountains, northern beaches, dumplings! - and an uncanny ability to bone cod.This is a candid, funny and offbeat tale of a year as an unlikely immigrant.

The longest ever journey across Antarctica. The only traverse, via The South Pole, of the greatest axis of the continent: Six men from six countries, 36 husky dogs, 220 days, near 4,000 miles (6,000 Kms) through winter, summer and into the following winter. Battling through ferocious winter storms, isolation, crevasses, the team endured constant blizzards, little communication with the outside world and dwindling supplies. This unprecedented undertaking was considered absurd, ludicrous. However, seven months after starting, the team reached the far coast, proving the cooperation of so many cultures and the phenomenal stamina of the huskies could complete The Impossible.

John McPhee is celebrated in America and all but unknown in this country. The volume I love most is Coming into the Country, an account of Alaska and the Alaskans. His genius is that he can write about anything. - Robert Macfarlane In this unforgettable and astutely observed travel account, Pulitzer Prize-winner John McPhee journeys into the wild frontiers and frigid climate of Alaska - exploring the diverse terrain of this Northern US state. Travelling by foot and canoe, helicopter and dog team, McPhee traverses total wilderness, urban landscape, and the depths of the bush, drawing a rich and comprehensive history of this vast land and its varied inhabitants.With his keen eye and poetic sensibility at the helm, we paddle with McPhee through the salmon-filled waters of the Brooks Range Rivers, meet a young chief of the Athapaskan tribe, and become well-acquainted with the habits of the barren-ground grizzly bear. We encounter settlers along the way and discover the extraordinary dreams that impel them to survive in one of the most remote regions on Earth.McPhee is an endlessly curious adventurer and Coming into the Country is the work of a master storyteller. It is a reviewers greatest pleasure to ring the gong for a species of masterpiece. - New York Times Book Review McPhee has acted like an antenna in a far-off place that few will see. He has brought back a wholly satisfying voyage of spirit and mind. - Time With this book McPhee proves to be the most versatile journalist in America. - New York Times

Bedfords ability to recreate landscape is matched only by her appetite for mouth-watering descriptions of exotic food . . . She cannot write a dull page. -- Financial TimesThe Naples boat was on time. Lightly one stepped ashore, and, after a brief, slow ascent, emerged into Piazza still warm under a late afternoon sun.In these eight evocative and transcendent essays, Sybille Bedford chronicles her adventures through Europe over a thirty year period. With her elegant prose and razor sharp insight, Bedford takes us on a propulsive journey dropping us into the passenger seat as she drives to meet Martha Gellhorn in Capri, taking us across the wind-swept piazzas of Venice in winter, and tantalizing our taste buds with a tour of the vineyards of Bordeaux.Packed with extraordinary excitement, Bedford shows us the world through her eyes the eyes of a seasoned traveller in all its beauty and wonder. Pleasures and Landscapes is a satisfyingly sensuous literary expedition told by one of the greatest travel writers of the 20th Century.When the history of modern prose in English comes to be written, Sybille Bedford will have to appear in any list of its most dazzling practitioners. -- Bruce ChatwinBedford writes of the lure of the sensual life, the picnics, lobster salad, hock and seltzer and going to the opera, in Italy, in summer . . . -- Times