Laura travels the world before returning to Sydney, where she works for a publisher of travel guides. A mesmerising literary novel, Questions of Travel charts two very different lives. Seller Inventory # 9781743317334īook Description Paperback. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Ravi dreams of being a tourist until he is driven from Sri Lanka by devastating events. Wonderfully written, Questions of Travel is an extraordinary work of imagination - a transformative, very funny and intensely moving novel.
Award-winning author Michelle de Kretser illuminates travel, work and modern dreams in this brilliant evocation of the way we live now. Around these two superbly drawn characters, a double narrative assembles an enthralling array of people, places and stories - from Theo, whose life plays out in the long shadow of the past, to Hana, an Ethiopian woman determined to reinvent herself in Australia. Ravi dreams of being a tourist guide until he is driven from Sri Lanka by devastating events.
It’s brilliant.Book Description Paperback. I’ve never been to Sri Lanka but I feel it’s become part of my interior landscape, and I so much admire Michelle de Kretser’s formidable technique – her characters feel alive, and she can create a sweeping narrative which encompasses years, and yet still retain the sharp, almost hallucinatory detail. ‘one of the most remarkable books I’ve read in a long while – subtle and mysterious, both comic and eerie, and brilliantly evocative of time and place. ‘a beautiful piece of writing – place your bets now for the Booker.’ – Kate Saunders, The Times ‘This is the best novel I have read in a long time.’ – AS Byatt
Wonderfully written, Questions of Travel is an extraordinary work of imagination – a transformative, very funny and intensely moving novel. Ravi dreams of being a tourist until he is driven from Sri Lanka by devastating events.Īround these two superbly drawn characters, a double narrative assembles an enthralling array of people, places and stories – from Theo, whose life plays out in the long shadow of the past, to Hana, an Ethiopian woman determined to reinvent herself in Australia.Īward-winning author Michelle de Kretser illuminates travel, work and modern dreams in this brilliant evocation of the way we live now.
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