"The excitement of finding something strange consists precisely in noting its strangeness," says Paul Bowles in the foreword. In his final bit of writing before his death last year, Bowles hit on the driving force that impels the best travel writers: the urge to tell someone about their trips. In this book, they find the opportunity, bringing readers along on their journeys to places made unique and fascinating by the works of the best writers in literature. This book enables readers to turn a simple trip into a pilgrimage and an ordinary sightseeing tour into an adventure. 
Combining evocative biographies and useful travel tips to point travelers to the haunts and homes of famous writers, Literary Trips is a first in the world of thematic travelers tales. Readers sip martinis with Noel Coward and Ian Fleming on a Jamaican beach; fish for marlin with Ernest Hemingway in Cuba; ride a streetcar through New Orleans's French Quarter with Tennessee Williams; surf Australia's king-size waves with Bruce Chatwin; hang on tight to a camel with Lawrence of Arabia in Jordan; lounge in Parisian cafes with Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald; and much more. 
"The feet that are being followed belong to outstanding literary figures. The feet following them are exceptional travel writers."--the Toronto Star 
"Along with the literary trivia and the so-and-so-slept-here tips, Brooks and her stable of insiders provide first-rate overviews of accommodations and transportation options for the varied literary pitstops."--the Vancouver Province 
"Revealing and inspirational....While there have been other books about the (literal) literary landscape, few...have managed to fold in the how-and-where nuts and bolts...that this one has."--Mark Orwell, managing editor, Travel &amp; Leisure

Literary Trips: Following in the Footsteps of Fame

Travel

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2001... What better year for a foreword written by Sir Arthur C. Clarke? The venerable master of science fiction and long-time resident of Sri Lanka kicks off a second exotic feast of literary adventure that transports both the reader (vicariously) and the traveler (via practical guide) around the world. Hot on the heels of the critically-acclaimed volume 1, the 24 tales contained in volume 2 again raise the bar for the very best in travel writing. The stories by renowned writers are complemented by detailed illustrations of their subjects and helpful photographs, as well as thoroughly researched guidebook information. 
Uncover the mysteries of Kafka's Prague; tarry on the docks of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row; scurry with the street urchins of Charles Dickens's London; join Raymond Carver for a quiet cup of coffee in Washington; heckle a thespian at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre; swing a scythe with the fieldhands in Leo Tolstoy's Russia; get away from it all at Walden's Pond with Henry David Thoreau; dream of the future with Arthur C. Clarke; and experience other memorable highlights from the world of literature.

Clarke, Sir Arthur C.

Red Dream

Literature & Fiction

Brooks, Victoria

Genre Fiction

Great authors have always left their mark on their landscapes. In Famous Faces, Famous Places &amp; Famous Food, Victoria Brooks travels the planet in search of them, illuminating their fascinating lives with the exotic, sometimes erotic ink of their chosen lands. This collection of biographical and culinary wanderlust includes her personal experience with the amazing and lively Arthur C. Clarke in terrorist-torn Sri Lanka, her heart-wrenching visit with the late literary beacon Paul Bowles in seedy Tangier, and a visit with mystery writer and steeplechaser Dick Francis in the banker's haven of Grand Cayman. 
When her subjects are already taken by time, she evokes their stories through real people and places: escapist Graham Greene and a little street urchin in Saigon; Ian Fleming and Noel Coward's seduction by that siren island, Jamaica; Hemingway's decadent rum-splashed Havana; John P. Marquand's polite yet dangerous Mr. Moto's China; a tourist take on Robert James Waller's "Puerto Vallarta Squeeze," and more. Each of these famous people has left a legacy to the reader and a windfall to the traveler. 
Incorporated in this eminently readable treat is a feast of food and drink recipes collected from the modern kitchens of landmark restaurants, bars, and historic hotels. Readers can chat with Sir Arthur C. Clarke about love and war, then sit with him at the oldest hostelry west of the Nile while dining on Grilled Fillet of Lamb and sipping a Colombo Cool Breeze. Fascinating chitchat about Papa Hemingway's peccadilloes accompanies Drunken Crab. 
The lush photographs evoke the scene further. Marvel over Fidel Castro, the handsome mountain guerilla, as well as Habana Viejo's peeling pastel and charming little Fidels. Toss in Noel Coward with our favorite 007, Sean Connery. Saigon's steamy streets. Dick Francis's seaside sunset. 
A brilliant introduction both to the authors and to their landscape through their lives and the setting of their books.

Famous Faces Famous Places Famous Food

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

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