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| Original Title: | Un indovino mi disse |
| ISBN: | 060980958X (ISBN13: 9780609809587) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Tiziano Terzani
Paperback | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 4.18 | 4365 Users | 321 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East |
| Author | : | Tiziano Terzani |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | April 23rd 2002 by Broadway Books (first published 1995) |
| Categories | : | Travel. Nonfiction. Cultural. Asia. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography |
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"An utterly charming and engaging travel book that offers vivid portraits of unusual corners of Asia, told by a skilled raconteur whose eyes were open wide." --Los Angeles Times Book ReviewWarned by a Hong Kong fortune-teller not to risk flying for an entire year, Tiziano Terzani--a vastly experienced Asia correspondent--took what he called "the first step into an unknown world. . . . It turned out to be one of the most extraordinary years I have ever spent: I was marked for death, and instead I was reborn."
Traveling by foot, boat, bus, car, and train, he visited Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Mongolia, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Geography expanded under his feet. He consulted soothsayers, sorcerers, and shamans and received much advice--some wise, some otherwise--about his future. With time to think, he learned to understand, respect, and fear for older ways of life and beliefs now threatened by the crasser forms of Western modernity. He rediscovered a place he had been reporting on for decades. And reinvigorated himself in the process.
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Ratings: 4.18 From 4365 Users | 321 ReviewsPiece Out Of Books A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East
Not travelling by plane after the fortune-teller warning allowed him to meet many people and stories that wouldn't be possible otherwise, but it is not the beautiful landscapes described in his train rides that catches one's attention, but rather the dawn of spirituality in these modern times. Terzani opens a window to a society in the 20th century filled with the changes brought by consumerism, and the fall of ancient institutions and customs in a very thought provoking way that makes theI loved this travel memoir about a man who's been warned not to fly for a year and decides to travel through Asia by train and bus, getting his fortune told at every stop.
enjoyed this book as much for the descriptions of the places he visited as well as the adventures he encountered. I will have to read it again someday
This travel book uses the device of the author's avoiding air travel due to a fortuneteller's prophecy to give the author an excuse to do several travels by land, mostly in SE Asia but also on a train trip to Italy. The travel parts are mildly interesting, though since the book is quite old, only of historical interest.Unfortunately, he carries out his fortuneteller theme by consulting a randomly chosen fortuneteller everywhere he goes which could have been interesting, had he taken the time to
This book is very well written. I really like the author, he has a very easy-going and readable style; he's articulate, intelligent, observant, and deeply reflective. Whether you are interested his adventures in Asian countries and his thoughts on their cultural developments and how the west has impacted them, or his metaphysical musings and some surprising personal experiences as he searches out mystics, psychics, and fortune tellers, this books is a pleasure to read because the author is able
This was nothing more a continual diatribe against the negative effects of development in Asia. Heavy on exposition/editorial, light on narrative and scene. I think it could have been effective as an essay or editorial but a 365 page rant? In fairness, there was some reference in the book jacket copy to the anti-materialism message but I was not prepared for such a negative and one-sided book (surely there have been some positive effects of development like rising standards of living?). And also
I don't have much love for this book. First off, I think it oversells itself. The map at the beginning details a round-trip journey from Phnom Penh via Russia to Europe and back via boat to Singapore. However, this trip receives very little mention, except for a few pages on his time in Mongolia. I was really interested in hearing about such a fascinating voyage and disappointed that it received very little attention.Second, the author readily admits that he is no intellectual, simply a man of
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