The Best American Travel Writing 2014: A Collection Guest Edited by Paul Theroux?Wonder, Humor, Exhilaration

Wilson, Jason,Theroux, Paul

ISBN 10: 0544330153 / ISBN 13: 9780544330153

Published by Mariner Books, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Best American Travel Writing 2014: A Collection Guest Edited by Paul Theroux?Wonder, Humor, Exhilaration
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0544330153
• ISBN 13: 9780544330153
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

“Travel connoisseurs divide the world into those places they’ve been dying to visit or revisit and places they’d never set foot in but are glad someone else did. This year’s volume of travel writing . . . focuses mostly on the latter with derring-do dispatches.” — USA Today

A far-ranging collection of the best travel writing pieces published in 2013, collected by guest editor Paul Theroux. The Best American Travel Writing consistently includes a wide variety of pieces, illuminating the wonder, humor, fear, and exhilaration that greets all of us when we embark on a journey to a new place. Readers know that there is simply no other option when they want great travel writing.

About the Authors

JASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of Godforsaken Grapes, Boozehound, and The Cider Revival. He is the creator of the newsletter and podcast Everyday Drinking. Wilson has been the series editor of The Best American Travel Writing since its inception in 2000. His work can be found at jasonwilson.com.

Paul Theroux is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include Burma Sahib, The Bad Angel Brothers, The Lower River, Jungle Lovers, and The Mosquito Coast, and his renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, On the Plain of Snakes, and Dark Star Safari. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.