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The Asiatics

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Andr� Gide praised The Asiatics as an authentic masterpiece; Thomas Mann called it brilliant. First published in 1935 and virtually unavailable for years, this extraordinary novel tells the story of a young American--the unnamed narrator--who hitchhikes his way across Asia, from Beirut to China, living off the land and depending on the hospitality of the people he meets along the road. As Pico Iyer writes in the introduction, [Prokosch] catches the peculiar logic that makes travel a land of alternative reality, a foreign state in itself that is an intoxication.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl

Release: February 02, 2005

ISBN: 0374529248

ISBN 13: 9780374529246

The Asiatics

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Andr� Gide praised The Asiatics as an authentic masterpiece; Thomas Mann called it brilliant. First published in 1935 and virtually unavailable for years, this extraordinary novel tells the story of a young American--the unnamed narrator--who hitchhikes his way across Asia, from Beirut to China, living off the land and depending on the hospitality of the people he meets along the road. As Pico Iyer writes in the introduction, [Prokosch] catches the peculiar logic that makes travel a land of alternative reality, a foreign state in itself that is an intoxication.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl

Release: February 02, 2005

ISBN: 0374529248

ISBN 13: 9780374529246

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