Writing Across the Landscape: Travel Journals 1950-2013

Writing Across the Landscape is a collection of travel journals by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, spanning the latter half of the twentieth century to the present, showcasing his significant voice in literary history. The volume includes glimpses of figures such as William Burroughs, Ezra Pound, and Fidel Castro, and takes readers to various destinations like Mexico, Morocco, Paris, Rome, and post-Stalinist Russia. Embedded with new poems and Ferlinghetti's dynamic prose, the book evokes the people, places, and political movements that have shaped our time.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 496 pages
\n Publication date: 09 April 2019
\n Publisher: WW Norton & Co
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a renowned poet and best-selling author, presents his travel journals in this captivating collection. Spanning from the latter half of the twentieth century to the present, Writing Across the Landscape showcases Ferlinghetti as a significant voice whose personal writings have now become an integral part of twentieth-century literary history. The volume offers glimpses into the lives of figures such as William Burroughs in London, Ezra Pound in Italy, and Fidel Castro at the dawn of the Cuban Revolution. Readers will embark on a thrilling journey to Mexico, Morocco, Paris, and Rome, as well as to post-Stalinist Russia, aboard the treacherous Trans-Siberian Express. Interwoven with new poems and Ferlinghetti's vibrant prose, Writing Across the Landscape vividly evokes the people, places, and political movements that have shaped our world.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a renowned poet and best-selling author, presents his travel journals in this captivating collection. Spanning from the latter half of the twentieth century to the present, Writing Across the Landscape showcases Ferlinghetti as a significant voice whose personal writings have now become an integral part of twentieth-century literary history. The volume offers glimpses into the lives of figures such as William Burroughs in London, Ezra Pound in Italy, and Fidel Castro at the dawn of the Cuban Revolution. Readers will embark on a thrilling journey to Mexico, Morocco, Paris, and Rome, as well as to post-Stalinist Russia, aboard the treacherous Trans-Siberian Express. Interwoven with new poems and Ferlinghetti's vibrant prose, Writing Across the Landscape vividly evokes the people, places, and political movements that have shaped our world.

\n Weight: 816g\n
Dimension: 234 x 178 x 33 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781631495946\n \n