
The Asiatics
Frederic Prokosch(Author)
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc (Publisher)
Published on 2. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-374-52924-6 (ISBN)
Description
André Gide praised The Asiatics as "an authentic masterpiece"; Thomas Mann called it "brilliant." First published in 1935 and virtually unavailable for years, this extraordinary novel tells the story of a young American--the unnamed narrator--who hitchhikes his way across Asia, from Beirut to China, living off the land and depending on the hospitality of the people he meets along the road. As Pico Iyer writes in the introduction, "[Prokosch] catches the peculiar logic that makes travel a land of alternative reality, a foreign state in itself that is an intoxication."
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-374-52924-6 (9780374529246)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Frederic Prokosch; Introduction by Pico Iyer