The Best American Travel Writing - by Jason Wilson & William T Vollmann (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A collection of the best travel writing pieces published in American periodicals during 2011.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The Best American Series(R)<br>First, Best, and Best-Selling <p/>The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the 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. <p/><i>The Best American Travel Writing 2012</i> includes <p/>Bryan Curtis, Lynn Freed, J. Malcolm Garcia, Peter Gwin, <br>Pico Iyer, Mark Jenkins, Dimiter Kenarov, Robin Kirk, <br>Kimberly Meyer, Paul Theroux, and others<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>The Best American Series(r)<br>First, Best, and Best-Selling <br>The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the 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. <br><i>The Best American Travel Writing 2012</i> includes <br>Bryan Curtis, Lynn Freed, J. Malcolm Garcia, Peter Gwin, <br>Pico Iyer, Mark Jenkins, Dimiter Kenarov, Robin Kirk, <br>Kimberly Meyer, Paul Theroux, and others <p>[INSERT AUTHOR PHOTO] WILLIAM T. VOLLMANN, editor, is the author of nine novels, including <i>Europe Central</i>, winner of the National Book Award. He has also written three collections of stories, a memoir, and six works of nonfiction, including <i>Rising Up and Rising Down</i>, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is the recipient of a Whiting Writers Award, the PEN Center USA West Award, and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. <br>Look for the other best-selling titles in the Best American series: <br>THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS<br>THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS<br>THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES<br>THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING<br>THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING<br>THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES<br>THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING <p>"<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><b>Bold and questing writer and world traveler Vollmann is at the helm of the thirteenth edition of this superb travel annual, which has always been distinguished by its stellar guest editors</b>. Guided by his unceasing curiosity about complex places and authentic voices, Vollmann has chosen 19 <b>electrifying</b> essays...<b>Vollmann's 'best' assemblage profoundly extends the reach of the ever-vital and enlightening art of travel writing</b>.<br>-<i>Booklist</i> (starred)</p><p><b>The latest intriguing batch of travel writing from the venerable series</b>. [T]hese stories...undoubtedly bring a taste of adventure to readers...they open a window onto the strange, seedy and beautiful in the world, offering readers glimpses into places that many will never see or experience except through the eyes and words of these writers. Mostly <b>engaging, diverse tales of offbeat travel adventures</b>.<br>-<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br>
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