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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| Original Title: | Un indovino mi disse |
| ISBN: | 060980958X (ISBN13: 9780609809587) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.18 From 4365 Users | 321 ReviewsAssessment Based On Books A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East
This book had a great impact on me, I really enjoyed reading it. It ticked several boxes of what I find interesting, at least currently, besides being written in a smooth, clear and unpretentious way.Italian journalist Tiziano Terzani lived in Asia for more than 30 years, changing his country of residence inside the mysterious continent a few times. He was apparently one of the few western reporters who witnessed the fall of Saigon and, as he explains in this book, had a close encounter withNot 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 the
I don't share many of Terzani's ideas (the book leitmoitiv is how things were better when everybody (else) was much poorer).Even if these are the premises, the book is quite interesting as he's a good and curious journalist that travelled extensively, at the end of the year travelling until Europe by train and else (but it won't talk much about this part).The book is about his experience of one year (1993) spent travelling through Asia without taking planes. His style is pleasurable and easy to
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
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
I enjoyed this book. Not "a real page-turner!" but one of those books that is just plain enjoyable and provides food for thought.It is a recounting of a year in the author's life in the 90's. He had seen a fortune teller in the 1970's that told him not to fly that year, so he didn't. In not flying, the author was reminded again that life is about the journey, and that history, tradition, and the intelligence of thousands of years live outside of western "progress".
Ive never been one to read non-fiction books, so I decided to start with this one. I wanted to get an experience for more real-life stories. I was right to start with this one. Terzanis account of his travels is extremely detailed and introspective, avoiding strong bias and keeping an outside eye through many different perspectives on philosophy, fortune telling, and economic progression. PROS:. Terzani always keeps an extremely detailed account on all of his encounters. Because of this, it took
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