{"product_id":"voyager-travel-writings-paperback","title":"Voyager: Travel Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRussell Banks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Banks's narrative seductively juxtaposes rambles through lush volcanic mountains, white sand beaches and coral reefs with a barrage of memories of the hash he's made of his private life.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell Banks has indulged his wanderlust for more than half a century. This longing for escape has taken him from the \"bright green islands and turquoise seas\" of the Caribbean islands to peaks in the Himalayas, the Andes, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn each of these remarkable essays, Banks considers his life and the world. In Everglades National Park this \"perfect place to time-travel,\" he traces his own timeline. Recalling his trips to the Caribbean in the title essay, \"Voyager,\" Banks dissects his relationships with the four women who would become his wives. In the Himalayas, he embarks on a different quest of self-discovery. \"One climbs a mountain not to conquer it, but to be lifted like this away from the earth up into the sky,\" he explains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePensive, frank, beautiful, and engaging, Voyager brings together the social, the personal, and the historical, opening a path into the heart and soul of this revered writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in his mid-seventies, Russell Banks has indulged his wanderlust for more than half a century. The longing for escape has taken him from the \"bright green islands and turquoise seas\" of the Caribbean islands to peaks in the Himalayas, the Andes, and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eVoyager, \u003c\/em\u003e Russell Banks, a lifelong explorer, shares highlights from his travels: interviewing Fidel Castro in Cuba; motoring to a hippie reunion with college friends in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; eloping to Edinburgh to marry his fourth wife, Chase; driving a sunset-orange metallic Hummer down Alaska's Seward Highway. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePensive, frank, beautiful, and engaging, \u003cem\u003eVoyager\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the social, the personal, and the historical, opening a path into the heart and soul of this revered writer. \u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in his mid-seventies, Russell Banks has indulged his wanderlust for more than half a century. The longing for escape has taken him from the \"bright green islands and turquoise seas\" of the Caribbean islands to peaks in the Himalayas, the Andes, and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eVoyager, \u003c\/em\u003e Russell Banks, a lifelong explorer, shares highlights from his travels: interviewing Fidel Castro in Cuba; motoring to a hippie reunion with college friends in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; eloping to Edinburgh to marry his fourth wife, Chase; driving a sunset-orange metallic Hummer down Alaska's Seward Highway. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePensive, frank, beautiful, and engaging, \u003cem\u003eVoyager\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the social, the personal, and the historical, opening a path into the heart and soul of this revered writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45158792233062,"sku":"9780061857683","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QTAyaE1JQ2R1bTJDL1FiVmZiTjFpUT09.webp?v=1773406232","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/voyager-travel-writings-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}