Read Falling Off the Map

Falling Off the Map

Pico Iyer

4.9/5 (28641 ratings)

Description:The author of Video Night in Kathmandu ups the ante on himself in this sublimely evocative and acerbically funny tour through the world's loneliest and most eccentric places. From Iceland to Bhutan to Argentina, Iyer remains both uncannily observant and hilarious.Iyer experiences and depicts these lonely places with the same wit, vitality and insight that distinguish his first two books— and the result is a memorable gallery of countries poignantly isolated in spirit and time'— San Francisco. Examiner what does the elegant nostalgia of Argentina have in common with the raffish nonchalance of Australia? And what do both these countries have in common with North Korea? They are all `lonely places' cut off from the rest of the world by geography, ideology or sheer weirdness. And they have all attracted the attention of Pico Iyer. Whether he is documenting the cruising rites of Icelandic teenagers, being interrogated by tipsy Cuban police or summarizing the plot of Bhutan's first feature film (`a $6500 spectacular about a star-crossed couple: she dies, he throws himself on the funeral pyre, and both live happily ever after as an ox and a cow'), Iyer is always uncannily observant and acerbically funny.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Falling Off the Map. To get started finding Falling Off the Map, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 208

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Penguin

Release: —

ISBN: 0143032100

Description: The author of Video Night in Kathmandu ups the ante on himself in this sublimely evocative and acerbically funny tour through the world's loneliest and most eccentric places. From Iceland to Bhutan to Argentina, Iyer remains both uncannily observant and hilarious.Iyer experiences and depicts these lonely places with the same wit, vitality and insight that distinguish his first two books— and the result is a memorable gallery of countries poignantly isolated in spirit and time'— San Francisco. Examiner what does the elegant nostalgia of Argentina have in common with the raffish nonchalance of Australia? And what do both these countries have in common with North Korea? They are all `lonely places' cut off from the rest of the world by geography, ideology or sheer weirdness. And they have all attracted the attention of Pico Iyer. Whether he is documenting the cruising rites of Icelandic teenagers, being interrogated by tipsy Cuban police or summarizing the plot of Bhutan's first feature film (`a $6500 spectacular about a star-crossed couple: she dies, he throws himself on the funeral pyre, and both live happily ever after as an ox and a cow'), Iyer is always uncannily observant and acerbically funny.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Falling Off the Map. To get started finding Falling Off the Map, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Falling Off the Map

Falling Off the Map

More Books

The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise

The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise

The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere

The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere

Video Night in Kathmandu and Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East

Video Night in Kathmandu and Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East

Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World

Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World

Aflame: Learning from Silence

Aflame: Learning from Silence

The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto

The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto

A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells

Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells

The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home

The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home