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Anywhere out of the World: Essays on Travel, Writing, Death
Author Nicholas Delbanco
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Description for Anywhere out of the World: Essays on Travel, Writing, Death
Hardback. Weaves varied reflections to reveal an understanding of the relationships among literature, the past, and the world around us. Describing trips to such diverse destinations as Namibia; Afghanistan; Bellagio, Italy; and the Bellagio in Las Vegas, this book conveys the apprehension of visiting new places. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Nicholas Delbanco-who, John Updike says, "wrestles with the abundance of his gifts as a novelist the way other men wrestle with their deficiencies"-ventures forth to discover and illuminate various writers and places. In this follow-up to his acclaimed The Lost Suitcase, Delbanco weaves varied reflections to reveal a singular understanding of the relationships among literature, the past, and the world around us. Describing trips to such diverse destinations as Namibia; Afghanistan; Bellagio, Italy; and the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Delbanco conveys the wonder and the apprehension of visiting new places. However, he goes beyond commonplace travelogues, examining our desire ... Read more
Nicholas Delbanco-who, John Updike says, "wrestles with the abundance of his gifts as a novelist the way other men wrestle with their deficiencies"-ventures forth to discover and illuminate various writers and places. In this follow-up to his acclaimed The Lost Suitcase, Delbanco weaves varied reflections to reveal a singular understanding of the relationships among literature, the past, and the world around us. Describing trips to such diverse destinations as Namibia; Afghanistan; Bellagio, Italy; and the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Delbanco conveys the wonder and the apprehension of visiting new places. However, he goes beyond commonplace travelogues, examining our desire ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231133845
SKU
V9780231133845
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Ref
99-1
About Author Nicholas Delbanco
Nicholas Delbanco is the author of more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Vagabonds, What Remains, Old Scores, The Countess of Stanlein Restored, Running in Place: Scenes from the South of France, and The Lost Suitcase: Reflections on the Literary Life. A founding director of the Bennington Writing Workshops, he is Robert Frost Collegiate Professor at the ... Read more
Reviews for Anywhere out of the World: Essays on Travel, Writing, Death
A guide bleu for the literary armchair. Kirkus These essays combine Delbanco's personal reflections with his well-informed grasp of literary tradition, which results in compelling meditations on the shifting nature of travel writing, death and loss in both literature and life. Library Journal His stories are rich in insight, making even a momentary perusal of Anywhere Out of the World ... Read more