Download or read book Language Shattered written by Maghiel van Crevel and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language Shattered is both a history of poetry from the People's Republic of China and a case study of the oeuvre of a leading Chinese poet. After the stifling orthodoxy of the 1950s and early 1960s, the terror of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) brought official Chinese literature to a total standstill. At the same time, disillusioned youths were more or less accidentally exposed to a varied body of foreign literature and began writing underground poetry. In the 1980s this poetry scene, now above ground, became one of pluriformity and proliferation in both official and unofficial circuits. The brutal suppression of the 1989 Protest Movement gave it an exile offshoot. The historical overview in Part I of this book is complemented in Part II by a discussion of Duoduo's poetry. Duoduo's career as a poet reflects the vicissitudes of Chinese Experimental poetry - and his beautiful, headstrong poems merit attention in themselves. They show that Chinese poetry is not just of interest as a chronicle of Chinese politics, but as literature in its own right.

Download or read book My 1001 Nights written by Alice Morrison and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TV presenter, writer and adventurer Alice Morrison gives her own unique and personal insight into Morocco, her home for 1001 nights. When Alice Morrison headed out to Morocco, it was to take on one of the most daunting challenges: to run in the famous Marathon des Sables. Little did she expect to end up living there. But as soon as she settled in a flat in Marrakech, she was won over by the people, the spectacular scenery and the ancient alleyways of the souk. Soon she was hiking over the Atlas mountains, joining nomads to sample their timeless way of life as they crossed the Sahara desert, and finding peace in a tranquil oasis. Despite more than 10 million tourists coming to Morocco each year, there is remarkably little that has been written about its people, their customs and the extraordinary range of places to visit, from bustling markets to vast, empty deserts. Alice makes sure she samples it all, and as she does she provides a stunning portrait of a beautiful country. As a lone woman, she often attracts plenty of curiosity, but her willingness to participate - whether thigh deep in pigeon droppings in a tannery or helping out herding goats - ensures that she is welcomed everywhere by a people who are among the most hospitable on the planet. Alice came to fame with her BBC2 series Morocco to Timbuktu, and now she joins the ranks of great travel writers who can bring a country vividly to life and instantly transport the reader to a sunnier place. If you're thinking of going to Morocco, or you want to recall your time there, My 1001 Nights is the ideal book.

Download or read book Connemara Mollie written by Hilary Bradt and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2012 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of a journey through western Ireland made in 1984, fulfilling a childhood dream of a long-distance ride. The story centres on the growing bond between the author and her Connemara pony, Mollie and the many challenges that they face before the tragic conclusion in the mountains of Kerry. It is also a portrait of rural Ireland before the "Celtic Tiger" era, built up from conversations with the local people. The journey takes them through Counties Galway, Mayo, Clare and Kerry, the obstacles to their progress ranging from bogs, stone walls, and the River Shannon. "I've never tried hitchhiking with a horse before" comments the author. "It's not easy." She travelled with no set route, extending her backpacking knowledge acquired in the Andes to horse packing, "seeing the obvious advantage of climbing mountains on someone else's legs and using another's back for the packing."

Download or read book Wilderness Weekends written by Phoebe Smith and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bed down among some of the most dramatic landscapes in the world and discover your own bolthole in one of Britain's rugged corners. Wilderness Weekends reveals the 26 best places for wild camping from the south coast of England to Scotland's far north. Each weekend includes practical advice, detailed maps and inspiring photographs to help the camping enthusiast take the next adventurous step. With a host of hard-won tips on what to take and when to go, this is the helping hand needed to unlock your outdoor potential.

Download or read book Bus Pass Britain written by Bradt Guides and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of the classic hit title Bus-Pass Britain is a colourful celebration of travelling by bus around the British Isles and features a selection of 50 favourite bus-routes submitted by members of the public in response to a Bradt competition. Their favourite bus routes reveal a wonderful mosaic of journeys across Britain, from a leafy meander through the Home Counties to the exhilarating seascapes of the northeast coast, from the wilds of Snowdonia to the Outer Hebrides. Evocative and fun, the book reveals how free bus passes have encouraged a new generation of keen explorers. Join us on the top deck for a fresh perspective on towns and villages across Britain. Each journey includes recommendations on where to stop and explore, providing details of inspiring sights, suggested walks and the best local cafes, pubs, restaurants. All the practical details: bus times, the length and duration of each route and travel connections to the start and finish, are provided and the book features a scattering of quirky stories and reflections (entitled Bus-stops) on the wonders of this more leisurely form of travel.

Download or read book The Travel Club written by Hilary Bradt and published by Bradt Guides. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to The Travel Club, and our inaugural e-zine! Cue the trumpet blasts and laser displays. You’re now a member not only of what we hope will become the essential club for those who are serious about travel, but of a club within that club – the group of travellers who were there with us from the outset. Thank you for joining us on this journey. In some ways, The Travel Club has been a long burn. We’ve discussed establishing a community of this sort on many occasions, but we’ve never quite got round to doing it. There always seemed something else ahead of it in the queue. Now, as we sit in lockdown, a club like this feels especially important. Of course, your support is hugely precious to us at this time, and we’re so very grateful for it. But first and foremost our aim is to create something special, something with genuine, long-term value. Something you’ll be pleased and proud to be part of. We want this e-zine to focus on travel features with real colour and passion, indulgent articles that represent a ‘warm bath’ of a reading experience. We want you to look forward to receiving it each month. And we want to involve you as far as possible, whether by offering unique competitions to enter and puzzles to solve or simply inviting your feedback on what we could do to make the e-zine better. And so, without further ado, I’ll leave you to dive right in. Thanks once more for signing up to The Travel Club. Please do let us know what you think. In this month's Travel Club e-zine: GETTING LOST by Hilary Bradt “Standout memories become a bit of a jumble if you’ve been travelling for 60 years. But one experience jumps out clearly as setting the benchmark for travel misery – the time I got lost for three days in the densest jungle in the world…” LITERARY LOCKDOWN by Helen & Neil Matthews "With imagination, you can go anywhere. The Chilterns and Thames Valley has inspired storytellers to create many of the world’s best and most beloved tales – come with us as we join Matilda, Will Stanton, Ratty and Mole on a literary adventure!” WORLDLY APPETITES: AJVAR Try your hand at recreating this Balkan speciality – the perfect accompaniment to a summer garden picnic! FROM THE ARCHIVES: YUGOSLAVIA by Hugh Brune We go back to 1989, in the company of Hilary Bradt and author Piers Letcher, to learn the fascinating story behind our first guide to Yugoslavia. Cue retro photos, glasses of home-made Šlivovice and tales of the dark arts of coding Slavic accents. HOPS, SKIP AND A JUMP by Rupert Wheeler & Ted Bruning Britain has some of the world’s best breweries. The expert authors of our brand-new Britain in a Bottle book pick out a few of the very finest. COMPETITION: WIN A BREWERY TOUR AT SHEPHERD NEAME We’ve teamed up with Britain’s oldest brewery to offer one lucky winner (and three friends) an award-winning tour and tasting experience. THE BRADT TRAVEL TEASER Suffering from a case of lockdown brain? Get those cogs whirring again with our tricky travel crossword.

Download or read book Guide to Madagascar written by Hilary Bradt and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 1997 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive travel guide to a country that has been described as "the naturalist's promised land". This fascinating guide presents a panoply of native cultures, explores the habitats of exotic wild animals, and introduces travelers to all that is unique and beautiful in this island nation.

Download or read book Wild Abandon written by Jennifer Barclay and published by Bradt Guides. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A vivid and intoxicating account of these beautiful islands” – Victoria Hislop “A must-read for anyone who loves the Greek islands” – Richard Clark ‘There’s something about abandoned places which moves me and captures the imagination.’ So says seasoned travel writer Jennifer Barclay as she walks with her dog and her backpack through the deserted spaces of the Dodecanese, islands that were once bustling but are now half forgotten and reclaimed by the wild due to a mix of misfortune and the lure of opportunity elsewhere. Join her on a journey through abandoned villages and farms, cave-houses and captains’ mansions, the homes of displaced Muslim fishermen and poets, as she discovers beauty in the ruins, emptiness and silence, and inspiration in the stories of people’s lives. A long-term resident of Greece, Jennifer Barclay spent more than four years researching Wild Abandon, visiting islands multiple times and talking to local people to hear their stories. She travels from the very west to the very east of the Dodecanese, from the very south almost to the very north, taking in some of the smallest and the biggest islands, and highlighting different stories along the way to show the complex history behind these havens of tranquillity. She discovers a villa intended for Benito Mussolini’s retirement, an island that links a gramophone from St Petersburg and a portrait in the American National Gallery via a pack of cigarettes, and reflects on the days when an economy based on sponges and burnt rock supported thousands. Wild Abandon is an elegy in praise of abandoned places and a search for lost knowledge through the wildest and most deserted locations.

Download or read book Looking Out from Death written by Duoduo and published by Bloomsbury Pub Limited. This book was released on 1989 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Casablanca Reisgids 2024 written by Rhonda H Gantt and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilt u de betovering van Casablanca voelen, een stad waar het verleden en het heden in perfecte harmonie samenleven? Is het jouw doel om het meest waardevolle culturele, historische en gastronomische aanbod van Casablanca te ontdekken zonder een stap over te slaan? Wilt u uw vakantie in Casablanca op een eenvoudige, zelfverzekerde en opwindende manier regelen? Iedereen die op een van deze vragen 'ja' heeft geantwoord, zal veel profijt hebben van het lezen van dit boek. Dompel jezelf onder in de Marokkaanse cultuur, ontdek de rijke geschiedenis en ga op geweldige excursies met "Casablanca Reisgids 2024". Veelvoorkomende problemen waarmee bezoekers van Casablanca vaak worden geconfronteerd, worden in dit boek behandeld, waaronder: ❤️ Een complete gids van Casablanca, inclusief de historische achtergrond, het culturele belang, visum- en toegangsprocedures, de beste tijd om te bezoeken, budgettering en valutaconversie, en veiligheidsproblemen. ❤️ Een uitgebreide reis referentie naar Casablanca, Marokko, inclusief routebeschrijvingen, luchthaven gegevens en vervoerswijzen. ❤️ Er is een ruime keuze aan huisvesting alternatieven in Casablanca, van luxe hotels en resorts tot budgetvriendelijke accommodaties en unieke accommodaties. ❤️ De Hassan II-moskee, de Corniche, de oude medina, de art-deco wijk en nog veel meer behoren tot de populairste bezienswaardigheden in Casablanca. ❤️ Een reis naar het hart van de marktplaatsen van Casablanca, waar je kunt genieten van de levendige en kleurrijke souks, lokale ambachtslieden kunt ontmoeten en Marokkaanse ambachten, stoffen en souvenirs kunt kopen. ❤️ Een gids om te genieten van de gastronomische geneugten van Casablanca, van geurige tajines en couscous tot zeevruchten en gebak. Je ontdekt ook advies over de beste restaurants, cafés en straatvoedsel verkopers om te proeven, evenals tips over hoe je kunt eten als een lokale. ❤️ Een gids voor de dagtochten en excursies van Casablanca, waar u de lokale bezienswaardigheden kunt zien, zoals Rabat, Fez, Marrakech en meer. ❤️ Een gids voor de reisroute van Casablanca, waarin je voorbeeldroutes voor verschillende tijdsperioden ontdekt. U krijgt ook advies over hoe u uw plan kunt personaliseren op basis van uw interesses en budget. ❤️ Een verwijzing naar essentiële verbindingen in Casablanca, waar je hulpbronnen en contacten voor hulpdiensten, gezondheidszorg en meer ontdekt. U zult ook aanbevelingen ontdekken over hoe u kunt communiceren, onderhandelen en fooien kunt geven in Casablanca. ❤️ Een verwijzing naar populaire Arabische termen en uitdrukkingen, waar je enkele fundamentele zinnen en begroetingen kunt leren die je in Casablanca kunt gebruiken. Door dit boek te lezen, zult u de volgende verwachtingen en voordelen ervaren: ❤️ Krijg meer kennis en respect voor de cultuur, geschiedenis en mensen van Casablanca. ❤️ Bespaar tijd, geld en energie door uw reis naar Casablanca eenvoudig en met vertrouwen te boeken. ❤️ Geniet met plezier, opwinding en nieuwsgierigheid van je reis naar Casablanca, zonder ook maar één van de wonderen en rijkdommen ervan te missen. ❤️ Creëer blijvende herinneringen en verhalen om te delen met je vrienden en familie. Dit boek biedt u alle informatie, advies en suggesties die u nodig heeft voor een heerlijke en zorgeloze vakantie naar Casablanca. Wacht niet langer! Bestel onmiddellijk uw exemplaar van "Casablanca Reisgids 2024" en begin met het plannen van uw vakantie naar de kust van Marokko!

Download or read book Iraq written by Karen Dabrowska and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one sense Iraq is timeless, its place names resonating across the years - for this is Mesopotamia, the Land between Two Rivers. Between the Tigris and the Euphrates, three great religions were born, and no place in the world is so steeped in ancient history. But modern Iraq is under threat from every quarter. Politics play havoc with ordinary lives; sanctions cut deep.In the face of such adversity, one could understand hostility; yet today's rare visitors are met with a broad hospitality that belies years of deprivation, and harks back to a time when this beleaguered country could show the world the meaning of the word "welcome'.Inside this guide you will find information on: history, ancient and modern; access and red tape; accommodation, restaurants and transport; traveling in Iraq, from Baghdad to the Marshlands; A to Z of archaeological sites, including Babylon and Ur; safety, security and sanctions. (5 1/4 x 8 1/2, 288 pages, color photos, maps, illustrations)