Lots of people know about the great travel resources the library has for many many places around the world, but fewer know about the series A TRAVELER'S LITERARY COMPANION published by Whereabouts Press. The library has over a dozen titles in this series ranging from Cuba to Greece to Chile (with China, Vienna and France coming later this year). Each volume has short stories, essays and literary selections by authors from that country or city. The volume on Mexico, for instance, includes selections by Carlos Fuentes and Laura Esquivel; the volume on Spain includes Manuel Rivas and Federico Garcia Lorca.
The selections in these books are short and easily readable on the beach, in an airport or plane or in your hotel and let you discover the literary heritage of your vacation destination.
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This series would be something I’m interested in reading. International travel is quite fascinating, we learn about the culture from the perspective of architecture, language and customs, as well as the local cuisines:), but we seldom get to know the culture from the perspective of the local intellectuals. I will have to checkout this series on my next international endeavor. Thanks for the recommendation.
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