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The World, the World: Memoirs of a Legendary Traveler Kindle Edition

by Norman Lewis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
The acclaimed travel writer recounts six decades of adventures around the globe, from conversations with Hemingway to his war service in North Africa.

The consummate gentleman adventurer, writer Norman Lewis spent more than half a century exploring the globe and chronicling the amazing things he found. In The World, the World, with his usual literary deftness and narrative skill,Lewis recounts a life spent traveling.

Beginning with a life-altering encounter on a train in 1937, Lewis takes us from his eclectic Gordon Street home in London to the far reaches of Indochina, Vietnam, Guatamala, India, and more. He also documents his time in the British Intelligence Corps, his encounters with the likes of Ernest Hemingway and Ian Fleming, and his publishing experiences with Jonathan Cape. At once witty, insightful, and poignant, The World, the World is an essential volume for established Lewis fans and new readers alike.
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  1. Print length
    336 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Open Road Media
  4. Publication date
    July 30, 2013
  5. File size
    4.1 MB
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
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  8. Enhanced typesetting
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Editorial Reviews

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“One of our best writers, not of any particular decade but of our century.” —Graham Greene

“One of the greatest writers of travel literature of our century.” —P. D. James

“Outstandingly the best travel writer of our age, if not the best since Marco Polo.” —Auberon Waugh

“One of the two or three greatest living travel writers, with a prose style of unmatched wit and subtlety.” —The Sunday Times

About the Author

Norman Lewis (1908–2003) was one of the greatest English-language travel writers. He was the author of thirteen novels and fourteen works of nonfiction, including Naples ’44, The Tomb in Seville, and Voices of the Old Sea. Lewis served in the Allied occupation of Italy during World War II, and reported from Mafia-ruled Sicily and Vietnam under French-colonial rule, among other locations. Born in England, he traveled extensively, living in places including London, Wales, Nicaragua, a Spanish fishing village, and the countryside near Rome.     

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DU45UEY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media (July 30, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.1 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • Mina138
    5.0 out of 5 stars Island castle fortress rentals, bird-loving billionaires, & post-WWII Indo-China
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016
    I'm only a quarter through the text and am buying copies for nearly everyone I know - the stories are fantastic, and the writing is very, very well done. I'll write a proper review once I'm finished, but was a bit sad to see only one review, so here's this for now.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars visions of eras gone by
    Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2014
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    I love Lewis's experiences in regions untouched by modern tourism and development and his descriptions of the sad despoiling of lost civilizations and customs.
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