Rate this book

Marco Polo Non Ci è Mai Stato: Dieci Anni Di Un Viaggiatore Postmoderno (2009)

by Rolf Potts(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

887928990X (ISBN13: 9788879289900)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Ponte alle Grazie

review 1: While in Turkey I had the chance to spend some time with a travel writer. Having never thought seriously about the genre, though of course having enjoyed it, we talked quite a bit and he recommended I read some Rolf Potts. I liked this book because it was full of short travel stories that were never boring. But what I liked even more was that at the end of each story, he went through and explained his though process, what really happened and didn't happen, why he left out certain details or embellished others. So in the end, the book was rather instructive. I can't say this was a gripping page-turner, but it was decent, and I'll end up reading the other Potts book recommended by my friend entitled Vagabonding.
review 2: Within the context of being a post-m... moreodern traveller and writer, Potts takes the reader through chapters of stories, each dedicated to an individual experience he has had after having vagabonded about the globe for a decade. This book provides an interesting and didactic structure through which Potts uses current academic research to affirm his narrative choices, as he shares his experiences about travel. Most of this writing has been published elsewhere and this book is a collection of assorted stories that offers Potts to teach the reader about travel writing within the context of vagabonding, academic research, and individualized learning through experience. A great read and one that is worth looking at again if you are a travel writer. less

Download links for: Marco Polo non ci è mai stato: Dieci anni di un viaggiatore postmoderno

Advertising