The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love
Per J Andersson
ISBN 10: 1786072084 ISBN 13: 9781786072085
Verlag: Oneworld Publications, 2018
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: Ganadora del premio Marco Polo al mejor libro de viajes de temática general en los Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards de 2018. La historia comienza en una plaza pública de Nueva Delhi. En una fría noche de diciembre, una joven europea de ascendencia noble se presenta ante un artista callejero indio conocido localmente como PK y le pide que pinte su retrato: es un encuentro que cambiará sus vidas irrevocablemente. Esta es la notable historia real de cómo el amor y el coraje llevaron a PK a superar la pobreza extrema, los prejuicios de casta y la adversidad, así como un viaje de 7,000 millas, lleno de aventuras a través de continentes y culturas, para estar con la mujer que amaba. EAN: 9781786072085 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love Autor: Per J Andersson Editorial: Oneworld Publications Idioma: en Páginas: 304 Formato: tapa blanda. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers Happ-2025-12-12-fc10fb54
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'You won’t find any other love story that is so beautiful, touching, and – above all – true' Grazia
WINNER OF THE MARCO POLO OUTSTANDING GENERAL TRAVEL THEMED BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2018 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS
The story begins in a public square in New Delhi. On a cold December evening a young European woman of noble descent appears before an Indian street artist known locally as PK and asks him to paint her portrait – it is an encounter that will change their lives irrevocably.
PK was not born in the city. He grew up in a small remote village on the edge of the jungle in East India, and his childhood as an untouchable was one of crushing hardship. He was forced to sit outside the classroom during school, would watch classmates wash themselves if they came into contact with him, and had stones thrown at him when he approached the village temple. According to the priests, PK dirtied everything that was pure and holy. But had PK not been an untouchable, his life would have turned out very differently.
This is the remarkable true story of how love and courage led PK to overcome extreme poverty, caste prejudice and adversity – as well as a 7,000-mile, adventure-filled journey across continents and cultures – to be with the woman he loved.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Anna Holmwood translates literature from Chinese and Swedish to English. She was awarded one of the first British Centre for Literary Translation mentorship awards in 2010 and is currently working on a major series of Chinese martial arts novels by Jin Yong for MacLehose Press. In 2011 she co-founded the Emerging Translators’ Network to support early career translators, and was elected to the UK Translators Association committee in 2012. She lives in China.
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Titel: The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from...
Verlag: Oneworld Publications
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: Softcover
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