Travels with Herodotus Kapuscinski, Ryszard Summary From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales.In the 1950s, Ryszard Kapuscinski finished university in Poland and became a foreign correspondent, hoping to go abroad -- perhaps to Czechoslovakia. From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales.In the 1950s, Ryszard Kapuscinski finished university in Poland and became a foreign correspondent, hoping to go abroad -- perhaps to Czechoslovakia. Instead, he was sent to India -- the first stop on a decades-long tour of the world that took Kapuscinski from Iran to El Salvador, from Angola to Armenia. Revisiting his memories of traveling the globe with a copy of Herodotus' Histories in tow, Kapuscinski describes his awakening to the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of new environments, and how the words of the Greek historiographer helped shape his own view of an increasingly globalized world. Written with supreme eloquence and a constant eye to the global undercurrents that have shaped the last half-century, Travels with Herodotus is an exceptional chronicle of one man's journey across continents.From the Trade Paperback edition. Perfect for fans of Travel Writing, Travel & Holiday, Egypt, History, Ancient History & Civilisation, Higher Education on Geography. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 288 pages · Paperback By Kapuscinski, Ryszard Details ISBN: 9780141021140 Author: Kapuscinski, Ryszard Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Language: English Publication date: 1 May 2008 Condition: Used – Like New About the authors Kapuscinski, Ryszard and Ryszard Kapuscinski · Publisher: Penguin UK More about this book Reviews Just out of university in 1955, Kapuscinski, the novice reporter, told his editor he'd like to go abroad, dreaming no farther than Czechoslovakia.
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