Travel writer Paul Theroux has a fascinating article in The Financial Times on travel books- some written by people who were clearly mad, others who made the most of being trapped in awful circumstances, some who manufactured challenges as though they were a theme park ride.
But he makes it clear what sort of travel narrative he prefers. A must read article:
But he makes it clear what sort of travel narrative he prefers. A must read article:
The world is full of jolly places but these do not interest me at all. I hate vacations and luxurious hotels are no fun to read about. I want to read about the miserable, or difficult, or inhospitable places; the forbidden cities and the back roads: as long as they exist the travel book will have value.
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