- Paperback: 152 pages
- Publisher: Traveller; Original edition (Aug 4 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1439175705
- ISBN-13: 978-1439175705
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.2 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 259 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #935,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"How could I have known then with no maps acquired and my bags not yet packed that my journey had already begun?...The tools of a traveler are compass and map. They calculate distances covered and destinations sought but cannot measure the consequences of experiences on a human heart," writes Michael Katakis in his introduction.
Traveller is a collection of letters and journal entries that bring the immediacy of experience together with perceptive reflections of the author's own past. The entries in this volume are not travel guides. They are more personal, like letters from the most desirable sort of friend. The friend carries the listener with him as he meanders through the medina in Fez or into the hills of Gallipoli. His voice is such that listeners can almost smell the herbs and dusty soil of Crete, and always they are introduced to the people he meets along the way.
For anyone curious about the world, and introduced with a foreword written and read by Michael Palin, Traveller is sure to delight, infuriate and, perhaps most importantly, inspire thought about the complex world around them.
About the Author
Michael Katakis is the author of a number of books, including Despatches (special limited edition), The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial and the editor of Sacred Trusts:Essays on Stewardship and Responsibility and Excavating Voices: Listening to Photographs of Native Americans. His work has been translated into multiple languages and his writing and photography have been collected by a wide range of institutions including The National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C., the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Library in London and Stanford University's Special Collections Department. In 1999, Michael was elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.He lives in France and the United States with his wife, anthropologist Kris Hardin.
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Other Roads, Jan 27 2009
By Steve Hauk "Writer, art dealer" - Published on Amazon.com
If you want to know what the world is thinking and feeling _ not the politicians, we know where they stand or pretend to stand _ but the guide in Sierra Leone, the young Algerian Muslim woman who warns we are funding our ``own assassins,'' the Tango dancer in Paris, the Cuban fisherman . . . then this is the book for you. Katakis explores, and when he meets people they confide in him, and what he reports them saying and doing over two decades of travel is often eye-opening, tragic, charming and funny by turns. But more to the point, this book is in many ways a warning that the world is flying apart and governments are losing touch with the people because they have let the people down, and the results could be dire _ and aren't we beginning to see that? This is an insightful book and an enlightening book with the author's movingly dramatic photographs an added bonus. This is a book President Obama _ or at least his foreign policy advisors _ should read.
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Great Observations, Jun 14 2010
By book worm - Published on Amazon.com
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I really enjoyed this book. It was nice to see others observations and was interesting to see the history of his courtship of his wife throughout his travels. I read this just prior to a trip and found myself reflecting on some of his experiences as I went through mine.Poignant and funny, at first I was thrown off by the order, but that became secondary. Would have liked more observations, wish it were longer.
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It carries you away, May 20 2010
By Elena "Elena" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Traveller: Observations from an American in Exile (Paperback)
I found this book very refreshing. This is not a typical travelling book with long visual descriptions of the cities and countries.I would break down the chapters in 3 categories: first category are the chapters focused on the 'hearts' of the citizens the author has met around the world, telling us how an African feels about x and how a Cuban feels about y, somehow describing their psychosynthesis. Second category are the chapters where he describes an 'odd' event he has witnessed somewhere, or a friend / acquaintance he really likes. Third category are the chapters he talks about politics (U.S.) - and I must say here that I really apprieciated the author's clear views and honesty!
A refreshing book for those who want to give their brain a break from it all!
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