The Apprentice Tourist (Paperback)

'My life's done a somersault,' wrote acclaimed modernist writer Mário de Andrade. After years of dreaming about Amazonia, he finally embarked on a three-month odyssey up the great river and into the wild heart of his native Brazil with a group of avant-garde luminaries. All abandoned ship but a socialite, her two nieces, and, of course, the author himself. And so begins the humorous account of Andrade's steamboat adventure into one of the most dangerous and breathtakingly beautiful corners of the world. Rife with shrewd observations and sparkling wit, his sarcastic, down-to-earth diary entries not only offer comedic and awe-inspiring details of life and the landscape but also trace his internal metamorphosis: his travels challenge what he thought he knew about the Amazon, and drastically alter his understanding of his motherland.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2023
Authors:	Mário de Andrade
Translators:	Flora Thomson-Deveaux
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-313735-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > History > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Promotions
LSN:	0-14-313735-2
Barcode:	9780143137351

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