Keath Fraser
Autore di Bad Trips
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Opere di Keath Fraser
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Fraser, Keath
- Data di nascita
- 1944-12-25
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Canada
- Luogo di nascita
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Luogo di residenza
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
London, England, UK - Istruzione
- University of London (PhD|1973)
- Attività lavorative
- lecturer
writer
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 11
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 395
- Popolarità
- #61,387
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 7
- ISBN
- 19
- Lingue
- 1
Some of the authors included in this anthology are well known in other genres--Eco, Mamet, and John Updike, for example--while others such as Jan Morris and Redmond O'Hanlon have made a name for themselves primarily as travel writers; but whether you recognize the names or not, you'll find all the stories in Bad Trips well worth reading and then coming back to time and again.
From Library Journal
Editor Fraser's compilation is a slight departure from the typical travel book. It is a collection of tales from poets, novelists, and journalists about the worst journeys they have ever taken. Contributing artists and themes include James Fenton in wartime Saigon, Umberto Eco in a tacky hotel in Southern California, Jonathan Raban on a brief trip through the squalor of Louisiana, Wilfred Thesiger on a camel ride across the Arabian desert, and Anita Desai on a frigid, midwinter sojourn to a Norwegian island. The tone ranges from utter terror to outrageous humor. Entertaining and exhilarating, this book is fun for inexperienced travelers or those who have journeyed far and shared similar feelings.
- Melinda Stivers Leach, Precision Editorial Svces., Wondervu, Col.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From the Inside Flap
in this collection take us to the farthest extremes of travel with tales of danger, disorientation and bemused discomfort; combines reportage, fiction and poetry representing some of the best-known writers of our time.
About the Author
Keath Fraser is the editor of the nonfiction anthology Bad Trips. He is a recipient of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award, which he won for Popular Anatomy.… (altro)