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The essays in this collection could be called a cultural autobiography. At the time when the first of them was written, America was still looking primarily at the U.S.S.R. as the world power which might set the world ablaze. Then, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the rising suns of the South China coasts and the Pacific Rim cast their light across the world, and the many faces of Islam were often the images we saw on CNN. As the author travels through the beginning of the 21st century, he discovers that things never change as much as they stay the same. After each essay is a short bibliography, and a well-written Re-Vision as the author looks back on his journeys and puts them into a now perspective. But it is his description that most impresses. His ability to capture the essence of life in Turkey, India, or New York even if he is only a guest, a short-term guest at that. Here the power of words to tell a story, portray a picture, show a scene, brings with it a new level of joy and wonder that will send the reader on an exciting journey without the need to pack a bag and bring a change of clothes.
Publication Data:
Author(s): Howard Robert Wolf
Publisher: Artzy Books
Pages: 191
Language: en
Category: Religion and Spirituality
Genre: Literary Collections, Essays, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
ISBN: 1932687998Kisharon Langdon
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Far-Away Places: Lessons in Exile Wolf, Howard R. (Hardcover)
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