Description

Travels with Herodotus records how Kapuscinski set out on his first forays to India, China and Africa with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket. He sees Louis Armstrong in Khartoum, visits Dar-es-Salaam, arrives in Algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen (but he sees the Mediterranean for the first time). At every encounter with a new culture, Kapuscinski plunges in, curious and observant, thirsting to understand its history, its thought, its people. And he reads Herodotus so much that he often feels he is embarking on two journeys the first his assignment as a reporter, the second following Herodotus expeditions.

Auteur

Ryszard Kapuscinski

Texte du rabat

Travels with Herodotus records how Kapuscinski set out on his first forays - to India, China and Africa - with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket. He sees Louis Armstrong in Khartoum, visits Dar-es-Salaam, arrives in Algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen (but he sees the Mediterranean for the first time). At every encounter with a new culture, Kapuscinski plunges in, curious and observant, thirsting to understand its history, its thought, its people. And he reads Herodotus so much that he often feels he is embarking on two journeys - the first his assignment as a reporter, the second following Herodotus' expeditions.

Résumé
Travels with Herodotus records how Kapuscinski set out on his first forays " to India, China and Africa " with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket. He sees Louis Armstrong in Khartoum, visits Dar-es-Salaam, arrives in Algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen (but he sees the Mediterranean for the first time). At every encounter with a new culture, Kapuscinski plunges in, curious and observant, thirsting to understand its history, its thought, its people. And he reads Herodotus so much that he often feels he is embarking on two journeys " the first his assignment as a reporter, the second following Herodotus" expeditions.

Informations sur le produit

Titre:	Travels with Herodotus
Auteur:
Code EAN:	9780141910741
ISBN:	978-0-14-191074-1
Protection contre la copie numérique:	Adobe DRM
Format:	eBook (epub)
Editeur:	Penguin
Genre:	Autre guides pratiques
nombre de pages:	288
Parution:	01.05.2008
Année:	2008
Sous-titre:	Englisch
Bonus:	Unterstützte Lesegerätegruppen: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
Taille de fichier:	0.4 MB