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DANIEL FARSON Escapades
London, United Kingdom, Bloomsbury Publishing, Limited, 1989. First Edition, Binding: Boards, Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0747504024 Hardback Daniel Farson's highly acclaimed Sacred Monsters attuned readers to his especially engaging combination of character portraits and photographs. In this new book, he turns the same beady eye on the places he has visited, with startling results. From the jolly vulgarity of the English seaside resort to the haunting ex-convict island of Tasmania, from Eastern Turkey to the magic of the Blaskets off the West Coast of Ireland; from a horror-film festival in Cattolica on the Adriatic to Australian Kalgoorlie with its gold-digging past the reader joins Daniel Farson to travel vicariously (sometimes precariously) through these pages, finding fascination in unexpected places and discovering the extraordinary in the ordinary people he meets along the way. Whether in devasted post-war Germany, sailing around the world in the Merchant Navy, rediscovering the setting of Dracula in Transylvania, or watching the sun rise over Mesopotamia from the top of Mount Nemrut, Daniel Farson's enthusiasm and curiosity cannot help but be infectious. Not for him, the reassurance of travelling in order to find the same - rather, Escapades is a celebration of difference - where the worst moments are often the best and the only journeys to be regretted are those he fails to make. Illustrated. Very slight shelf wear to D/J. .
Offered for GBP 10.00 = appr. US$ 16.36 by: The London Bookworm - Book number: 009791
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