一九四一年齣生於美國麻州美德福(Medford),大學畢業後不久即加入和平工作團,前往馬拉威一所叢林學校及烏乾達的馬剋瑞雷(Makerere)大學擔任教職,在非洲生活瞭五年,同時也展開瞭源源不絕的創作。一九六八年,索魯轉往新加坡大學任教,三年後偕同妻小遷至英國的多塞特(Dorset),不久再遷往倫敦,十七年後又迴到美國,此後輪流居住於英、美兩地。由於酷愛旅行,除瞭小說及文學評論外,索魯也齣版瞭許多傑齣的旅行文學著作,《大洋洲的逍遙列島》即是代錶作品之一。隻身前往大洋洲的索魯,齣發前正逢婚姻瓶頸,健康似乎也齣瞭問題,在這趟漫長而孤獨的旅程中,他以敏銳的雙眼與犀利的文字,記錄瞭自己的心情,同時也為大洋洲留下瞭深刻而獨特的描述。
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Paul Theroux invites us to join him on one of his most exotic and tantalizing adventures exploring the coasts and blue lagoons of the Pacific Islands, and taking up residence to discover the secrets of these isles. Theroux is a mesmerizing narrator ndash; brilliant, witty, keenly perceptive as he floats through Gauguin landscapes, sails in the wake of Captain Cook and recalls the bewitching tales of Jack London and Robert Louis Stevenson. Alone in his kayak, paddling to seldom visited shores, he glides through time and space, discovering a world of islands, their remarkable people, and in turn, happiness. A sharp, fascinating and highly entertaining book hellip; Theroux at his best' Daily Telegraph.
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*Tourists dont know where they have been,I thought.travels dont know where they are going. *Travel,which is nearly always seen as an attempt to eacape from the ego,is in my opinion the opposite.Nothing induces concentration or inspires memory like an alien ...
評分*Tourists dont know where they have been,I thought.travels dont know where they are going. *Travel,which is nearly always seen as an attempt to eacape from the ego,is in my opinion the opposite.Nothing induces concentration or inspires memory like an alien ...
評分*Tourists dont know where they have been,I thought.travels dont know where they are going. *Travel,which is nearly always seen as an attempt to eacape from the ego,is in my opinion the opposite.Nothing induces concentration or inspires memory like an alien ...
評分*Tourists dont know where they have been,I thought.travels dont know where they are going. *Travel,which is nearly always seen as an attempt to eacape from the ego,is in my opinion the opposite.Nothing induces concentration or inspires memory like an alien ...
評分*Tourists dont know where they have been,I thought.travels dont know where they are going. *Travel,which is nearly always seen as an attempt to eacape from the ego,is in my opinion the opposite.Nothing induces concentration or inspires memory like an alien ...
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至此終於看完瞭所有保羅索魯的旅行書籍,這本經曆仍舊酷,從新西蘭開始探訪瞭大洋洲基本所有的海島,而且島與島之間有的還自己劃船,睡瞭帳篷8個月,最後到達夏威夷,安傢至今。最欣賞的除瞭他的一點尖酸刻薄外,還有就是flexible——既能住得瞭2500美元一晚的奢華酒店,也能睡得瞭帳篷,過得瞭極簡生活,享受物質但不被物質綁架,是生活的技能之一。
評分至此終於看完瞭所有保羅索魯的旅行書籍,這本經曆仍舊酷,從新西蘭開始探訪瞭大洋洲基本所有的海島,而且島與島之間有的還自己劃船,睡瞭帳篷8個月,最後到達夏威夷,安傢至今。最欣賞的除瞭他的一點尖酸刻薄外,還有就是flexible——既能住得瞭2500美元一晚的奢華酒店,也能睡得瞭帳篷,過得瞭極簡生活,享受物質但不被物質綁架,是生活的技能之一。
評分至此終於看完瞭所有保羅索魯的旅行書籍,這本經曆仍舊酷,從新西蘭開始探訪瞭大洋洲基本所有的海島,而且島與島之間有的還自己劃船,睡瞭帳篷8個月,最後到達夏威夷,安傢至今。最欣賞的除瞭他的一點尖酸刻薄外,還有就是flexible——既能住得瞭2500美元一晚的奢華酒店,也能睡得瞭帳篷,過得瞭極簡生活,享受物質但不被物質綁架,是生活的技能之一。
評分至此終於看完瞭所有保羅索魯的旅行書籍,這本經曆仍舊酷,從新西蘭開始探訪瞭大洋洲基本所有的海島,而且島與島之間有的還自己劃船,睡瞭帳篷8個月,最後到達夏威夷,安傢至今。最欣賞的除瞭他的一點尖酸刻薄外,還有就是flexible——既能住得瞭2500美元一晚的奢華酒店,也能睡得瞭帳篷,過得瞭極簡生活,享受物質但不被物質綁架,是生活的技能之一。
評分至此終於看完瞭所有保羅索魯的旅行書籍,這本經曆仍舊酷,從新西蘭開始探訪瞭大洋洲基本所有的海島,而且島與島之間有的還自己劃船,睡瞭帳篷8個月,最後到達夏威夷,安傢至今。最欣賞的除瞭他的一點尖酸刻薄外,還有就是flexible——既能住得瞭2500美元一晚的奢華酒店,也能睡得瞭帳篷,過得瞭極簡生活,享受物質但不被物質綁架,是生活的技能之一。
The Happy Isles of Oceania 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載