Comments on: Armchair Travel: 4 Legendary Authors You Should Read

By: darmabum

darmabum — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:15:25 +0000

Might add a little fiction to this list . . . Alejo Carpentier wrote a beautiful book called The Lost Steps . . . Mario Vargas Llosa and his book The Storyteller. Being an old guy and a bit of a travel writing historian, Eothen by Alexander Kinglake, and The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron are both Classics and feed into one of my All-Time Favorite writers – of any kind/genre – Bruce Chatwin. Patrick Leigh Fermor produced some classics of his own, A Time to Keep Silence being one of my favorites. And as for adventure/travel writing, Maurice Herzog’s book on K-2 is – to use an often treadless cliche (though in this case, it’s not) – Epic.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:54:32 +0000

Great list. I love Chinua Achebe. I’ll have to venture into reading some Heinrich Herrer. I love the movie Seven Years in Tibet…I should probably finally read the book.

By: tom gates

tom gates — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:14:09 +0000

Good list. I’ll keep my eye out for Heinrich Harrer…haven’t read him before. You make him sound really interesting!

By: Marilyn Terrell

Marilyn Terrell — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:17:00 +0000

Thanks for these guys, I’ll add ‘em to my list. I’d also like to suggest the indomitable Freya Stark, whose Valley of the Assassins blew my mind: http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/travel/starkf1.htm

By: Megan Hill

Megan Hill — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:51:36 +0000

Always looking to keep the wanderlust alive. Thanks for the suggestions!