Without Ever Reaching the Summit

A Himalayan Journey

Paolo Cognetti, Stash Luczkiw

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Italian

Vintage
15 October 2024

Autobiography: general; Climbing & mountaineering; Travel writing

International bestseller Paolo Cognetti, author of The Eight Mountains, on the quiet joys of not racing straight to the snowy peak

An awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth, from the author of international bestseller The Eight Mountains

Paolo Cognetti marked his 40th birthday with a journey he had always wanted to make- to Dolpo, a remote Himalayan region where Nepal meets Tibet. He took with him two friends, a notebook, mules and guides, and a well-worn copy of The Snow Leopard. Written in 1978, Matthiessen's classic was also turning forty, and Cognetti set out to walk in the footsteps of the great adventurer.

Without Ever Reaching the Summit combines travel journal, secular pilgrimage, literary homage and sublime mountain writing in a short book for readers of Macfarlane, Rebanks and Cognetti's own bestseller, The Eight Mountains. An investigation into the author's physical limits, an ancient mountain culture, and the magnificence of nature, it is an awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth.

By: Paolo Cognetti
Translated by: Stash Luczkiw
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 120g
ISBN: 9781529925432
ISBN 10: 1529925436
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paolo Cognetti (Author) Paolo Cognetti was born in Milan and continues to divide his time between the city and his cabin in the Italian Alps. He is the author of The Lovers and The Eight Mountains, which was an international sensation- a bestseller in multiple languages and the winner of Italy's Premio Strega and the French Prix Medicis etranger. The film adaptation of The Eight Mountains won the 2022 Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Stash Luczkiw (Translator) Stash Luczkiw is a US-born writer of poetry, fiction and journalism. He has translated various books from Italian and other languages into English.