Reading on Location: Great Books Set in Top Travel Destinations - Softcover

Luisa Moncada; Scala Quin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847734677 ISBN 13: 9781847734679

Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

"Reading on Location" is a country-by-country guide to the regions and cities made famous by both well-known and cult books. From the quintessential English city of Bath, featured in Jane Austen's "Persuasion" to the South India of Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things" and the Amazon of Mario Vargas Llosa's "La Casa Verde", this book is aimed at those who want to learn more about a potential destination, follow in the footsteps of a favourite character from a novel and get to know a destination through the eyes of a celebrated author. Reading a story or piece about a city can introduce a stranger to the heart of that location, just as visiting the area where a favourite novel is set can bring the words to life. Whether it's visiting a restaurant featured in American Psycho or experiencing an event such as the running with the bulls in Pamplona through the eyes of Ernest Hemingway, "Reading on Location" will allow readers and travellers to get the most from their trips.

About this title

About the Author

Luisa Moncada is a London-based editor and writer, who has contributed to several volumes on children's literature, science fiction and crime fiction. She has also published essays on gender, literature, culture and history in such books as Contemporary Poets, African American Biography, Contemporary Dramatists, Film and Filmmakers and the World and its Peoples, among others. She is the editor of New Holland's Poems and Readings for Funerals and Memorials.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847734677
• ISBN 13: 9781847734679
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272