The Robber of Memories: A River Journey Through Colombia
Magdalena, a river that courses through the heart of Columbia, connects a violent past with the country's uncertain present. British writer Michael Jacobs struggles to reconcile his love for the land and its people with the dangers that both still present.Determined to eliminate modern conveniences from his journey, he begins traversing the river by tugboat. He makes an exception for a cell phone that maintains a sporadic signal at best, in efforts to keep in touch with his mother suffering from deteriorating health. Jacobs cannot help but notice the irony of his mother's dementia and his travels through Colombian townships with the world's h…
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- ISBN: 978-1-61902-196-9
- EAN: 9781619021969
- Produktnummer: 19404065
- Verlag: Counterpoint Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 273 S.
- Masse: H23.9 cm x B16.1 cm x D3.2 cm 527 g
- Gewicht: 527
Über den Autor
Michael Jacobs was born in Italy and studied Art History at the Courtauld Institute in London. He is the author of several travel books, including Andes and The Factory of Light: Tales from My Andalucían Village, which was shortlisted for the 2004 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. He lives in Spain and London.
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