9781787301177 - The Wandering von Paramaditha, Intan (1 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. *The most unusual novel you will read all year, where you create your own story* 'An ingenious choose-your-own-adventure challenge. Questions such as: Where am I going? Which choice will make my life worthwhile? feel existential and urgent. Who can travel, and on what conditions, is one of the primary human rights questions of our era, and The Wandering skilfully takes it on.' Guardian Youve grown roots, youre gathering moss. Youre desperate to escape your boring life teaching English in Jakarta, to go out and see the world. So you make a Faustian pact with a devil, who gives you a gift, and a warning. A pair of red shoes to take you wherever you want to go. Youre forever wandering, everywhere and nowhere, but where is your home? And where will you choose to go? To New York, to follow your dreams? To Berlin or Amsterdam? Lima or Tijuana? Or onto a train that will never stop? The choices you make about which pages to turn to may mean youll become a tourist or an undocumented migrant, a mother or a murderer, and you will meet many travellers with their own stories to tell. As your paths cross and intertwine, youll soon realise that no story is ever new. The Wandering is a novel about the highs and lows of global nomadism, the politics and privileges of travel and desire, and the freedoms and limitations of the choices we make, by one of Asias most exciting writers. Its a reminder that borders are real, and a playful experiment that turns the traditional adventure story on its head. Winner of an English PEN Translates Award, and a Heim Translation Fund Grant from PEN America. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.