The Best American Travel Writing

Jason Wilson, Paul Theroux

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Houghton Mifflin
07 October 2014

Travel & holiday; Travel & holiday guides; Travel writing

Series: Best American

"""Travel connoisseurs divide the world into those places they've been dying to visit or revisit and places they'd never set foot in but are glad someone else did. This year's volume of travel writing . . . focuses mostly on the latter with derring-do dispatches."" -- USA Today

A far-ranging collection of the best travel writing pieces published in 2013, collected by guest editor Paul Theroux. The Best American Travel Writing consistently includes a wide variety of pieces, illuminating the wonder, humor, fear, and exhilaration that greets all of us when we embark on a journey to a new place. Readers know that there is simply no other option when they want great travel writing."

By: Jason Wilson
Edited by: Paul Theroux
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9780544330153
ISBN 10: 0544330153
Series: Best American
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 07 October 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Best American Travel Writing

"""The Best American Travel Writing has been the gold standard for short-form travel writing from newspapers, magazines and the Internet since its inception 15 years ago. This year's guest editor - a different one is chosen for each volume - is none other than the godfather of contemporary American travel writing, Paul Theroux. A generation of travel writers owes a debt to Theroux's immersive, first-person narratives, captured with unflinching, sometimes merciless candor...In essay after essay, a theme runs through this volume - people journey, sometimes great distances, often enduring great hardship, only to be redeemed by human connection."" -- The New York Times Book Review ""Will gratify both armchair travelers and the most seasoned and fearless thrill-seekers...refreshingly original stories, alternately humorous, nostalgic, exhilarating and horrifying...A thrilling, surprising collection--one of the best in the series."" --Kirkus --"