Summer Reading: Travel Books | The New York Times
Failed relationships, broken marriages and dead-end careers are among the catalysts that lead this season’s travel writers to hit the road. The escapees range from a middle-aged journalist seeking high-altitude transcendence in the Himalayas to a frustrated poetry scholar in search of beauty among the holy spots of Iran. And then there’s the global nomad torn between a longing for domestic tranquility and a masochistic impulse to throw himself into the world’s “messy heart.” This summer’s selection also includes authors driven by simple journalistic curiosity and academic inquiry, but it’s the more tortured souls whose journeys resonate the most.
—Joshua Hammer | The New York Times
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shahadthesentinel said:
Wow some deep stuff. I wonder whats my inspiration as a writer??? hmmmm
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