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Contact!: A Book of Encounters

Contact!: A Book of Encounters
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9780393079135
ISBN-13 : 0393079139
Rating : 4/5 (139 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Contact!: A Book of Encounters by : Jan Morris

Download or read book Contact!: A Book of Encounters written by Jan Morris and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-04-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful and hilarious companion for anyone taking a trip and an indispensable work for any fan of Jan Morris. With her travel chronicles unparalleled in twentieth-century literature, Jan Morris’s legendary books on Venice, Manhattan, and Trieste have made her one of our most beloved writers. Now reflecting back on over half a century, Morris has decided to write not about the destinations but about the people she has encountered. Whether writing as James or later as Jan, Morris introduces us to a panoply of memorable characters—the Sherpa guide who first scaled Mt. Everest, the lascivious Manhattan cabbie, and the proverbial spy in the raincoat. She provides insightful portraits of the famous, such as Harry Truman and Jordan’s King Hussein, and glimpses of the infamous, including Adolf Eichmann. Recalling human encounters on six continents, she paints a vibrant, funny, and moving picture of humanity. Ultimately, no figure comes into clearer focus than Morris herself, an astonishing chronicler of the human spectacle. Contact! is one book you’ll want to carry with you wherever you go.


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