Saturday, May 14, 2011

Opening Sentence of the Day: Locations



It is a truism that the world grows smaller, and a truism especially obvious to anyone like me, who earns a living by perpetual wandering and writing.

-- Locations by Jan Morris.

Her book on Venice, The World of Venice: Revised Edition, is my favorite armchair travel book of all times.  Oxford was also quite good.

This, instead of Morris's usual exhaustive analysis of one city, is a collection of pieces about 13 separate places.  Her unrivaled eye for detail and willingness to render judgment make each essay a treat.

1 comment:

  1. Sounds interesting. I never read travel books however. I don't think I've ever read one. I guess I should try one someday.

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