The Art of Travel von Alain de Botton

Kategorie: Bücher
Seiten / Format: 272 S
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Verlag: Penguin Books UKHamish Hamilton
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN: 9780241970065

Richly evocative, sharp and funny. De Botton proves himself to be a very fine travel writer indeed Sunday TelegraphInvaluable insights into everything from holiday romance to hotel mini-bars, airports to sight-seeing from this bestselling author.Der Bestsellerautor Alan de Botton schreibt hier aufäußerst intelligente Weise über das Reisen; von den Gründen für das Reisen über Urlaubsflirts bis hin zu Minibars und Flughäfen.

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER<br><br>'Honest, funny and dripping with witty aphorisms. Extremely entertaining and enlightening [...] all the way to journey's end'Herald<br><br>One of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author ofThe Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for AtheistsandThe School of Life,presents a travel guide with a difference - an exploration ofwhywe travel, and what we learn along the way...<br><br>Few activities seem to promise as much happiness as going travelling: taking off for somewhere else, somewhere far from home, a place with more interesting weather, customs and landscapes. But although we are inundated with advice on where to travel to, we seldom ask why we go and how we might become more fulfilled by doing so.<br><br>With the help of a selection of writers, artists and thinkers - including Flaubert, Edward Hopper, Wordsworth and Van Gogh - Alain de Botton provides invaluable insights into everything from holiday romance to hotel minibars, airports to sightseeing. The perfect antidote to those guides that tell us what to do when we get there,The Art of Traveltries to explain why we really went in the first place - and helpfully suggest how we might be happier on our journeys.<br><br><br>'Delightful, profound, entertaining. I doubt if de Botton has written a dull sentence in his life'Jan Morris<br><br>'An elegant and subtle work, unlike any other. Beguiling'Colin Thubron,The Times

2GBAlain de Botton is the bestselling author of fifteen books, includingThe School of Life: An Emotional Education,How Proust Can Change Your Life,The Consolations of Philosophy,The Art of TravelandThe Course of Love. He is the founder of The School of Life (theschooloflife.com).

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