| The Best American Travel Writing 2005 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Wilson, Jason (Author), Kincaid, Jamaica (Author) |
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ISBN: 061836952X ISBN-13: 9780618369522 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: A celebration of adventure and curiosity, this compilation transports readersfrom Patagonia to the Ivory Coast to small-town Vermont. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Literary Collections | American - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism |
| Dewey: 910.4 |
| LCCN: 00241161 |
| Series: Best American Travel Writing (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.58" W x 8.26" (0.99 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of periodicals. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the very best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected--and most popular--of its kind. The Best American Travel Writing 2005 includes William Least-Heat Moon - Ian Frazier - John McPhee - William T. Vollmann - Simon Winchester - Tom Bissell - Madison Smartt Bell - Timothy Bascom - Pam Houston - and others Jamaica Kincaid, guest editor, is the author of numerous award-winning works, including the memoirs My Brother and The Autobiography of My Mother and the novel Annie John. Her travelogue Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalayas appeared in 2005. She lives in Vermont with her two children and a garden, in which she travels a great deal. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kincaid, Jamaica: - JAMAICA KINCAID is the author of numerous award-winning works, including the memoirs My Brother and The Autobiography of My Mother, the travelogue Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya and the novels Annie John and My Favorite Tool. She is a contributor to The New Yorker and has also appeared in "The Sophisticated Traveler" in the New York Times.Wilson, Jason: - JASON WILSON is the author of Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine and Boozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits. He writes regularly for the Washington Post and the New York Times. Wilson has been the series editor of The Best American Travel Writing since its inception in 2000. His work can be found at jasonwilson.com. |