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Anywhere Out of the World: Essays on Travel, Writing, Death
by Nicholas Delbanco
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Columbia University Press (2005-02-11)
ISBN: 0231133847
EAN: 9780231133845
Dewy Decimal #: 809
Hardcover: 208 pages
SKU: C090BCS
Condition: Used: Very Good
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Product Description
Nicholas Delbanco weaves varied reflections to reveal a singular understanding of the relationships among literature, the past, and the world around us. He goes beyond commonplace travelogues, examining our desire to travel and to write and read about distant lands. Delbanco's reflections on literature look to past writers and literary traditions as a way of enriching the present. He also remembers his friendships with two colorful departed figures, John Gardner and James Baldwin.
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Anywhere Out of the World
Rating  (5)
Date: 2006-02-23
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Delbanco is a master! Every word carefully chosen, every phrase artfully assembled. His ability to evoke an image, thought, sensation is remarkable. This little book is not just about travel to foreign lands, scribbling, and sickness; but about the very personal self-discovery such activities could engender.
very highly recommended
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