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Interstate: Hitch Hiking Through the State of a Nation
Julian Sayarer
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Description for Interstate: Hitch Hiking Through the State of a Nation
Paperback. A unique vantage point on contemporary American life, Interstate is a state of the nation report from the parts of the country that few visitors see as Julian Sayarer hitchhikes from New York to San Francisco BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 314.
Winner of the STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR
"This book seems prophetic in the wake of Donald Trump and the current controversy over 'fake news'" Daily Telegraph
"One can't help thinking that the future of travel writing lies in this adventurous, postmodern genre" Sara Wheeler
Documenting Sayarer's real life journey hitchhiking across the US, this fascinating memoir tells the story of the forgotten people lost in their own country, grappling to find a voice in the vast political landscape of the US.
Recruited to work on a big documentary project, Julian goes to New ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910050934
SKU
V9781910050934
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About Julian Sayarer
JULIAN SAYARER cycled a half dozen times across Europe to his second nation of Türkiye before before breaking a world record for a circumnavigation by bicycle, and going on to write Life Cycles (2014). He is the winner of the Stanford Dolman Travel Writing Award for Interstate (2016), an account of hitchhiking through middle America, and is the author of ... Read more
Reviews for Interstate: Hitch Hiking Through the State of a Nation
Challenging and enigmatic . . . One can t help thinking that the future of travel writing lies in this adventurous, postmodern genre
Sara Wheeler As much an examination of roadside politics as the US landscape, the round-the-world cycling record holder writes about encounters with characters who range from roadside travellers and anarchists to blue-collar communities struggling to find ... Read more
Sara Wheeler As much an examination of roadside politics as the US landscape, the round-the-world cycling record holder writes about encounters with characters who range from roadside travellers and anarchists to blue-collar communities struggling to find ... Read more