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The Road to Zagora (Paperback)
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The Road to Zagora (Paperback)
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Loot Price R290
Discovery Miles 2 900
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When Richard Collins was diagnosed with a progressive incurable
disease in 2006 he decided to see as much of the world as he could
while his condition allowed. The result is The Road to Zagora, a
singular travel book which takes in India and Nepal, some of South
America, the Middle East and Wales. 'Mr Parkinson', as Collins
refers to his condition, informs the narrative. As inveterate
walkers Collins and his partner Flic Eden decided to continue to
travel 'close to the land' post diagnosis, leaving the tourist
trails and visiting places of extremes: the Himalayas, forests,
deserts. The difficulties of rough terrain, altitude, extremes of
climate for a person with Collins' condition are an ongoing strand
of his narrative; occasionally they cannot be overcome and Collins
is forced to consider the frailties of the human body in passages
of moving contemplation. The Road to Zagora also includes an
element of memoir, as Parkinson's Disease also causes Collins to
reflect on his life, and in particular on his relationship with
Flic. There are moments of great charm as their relationship
evolves, and also the drama of a previous serious illness. These
recollections of pre-diagnosis life have the wistfulness of
hindsight as Collins considers what constitutes a life well lived.
Yet any sentiment or self-pity is denied through Collins's resolute
and independent-mindedness and the quality of writing. In the
travel passages the readers experiences the sheer physicality of
Collins' expeditions, along with his novelist's eye for telling
local detail. In the sequences of memoir the writing is humane,
compassionate and quite often comic. The Road to Zagora is a
memorable journey around the world, and the self.
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