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Road to Zagora by Richard Collins (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSeren Books
ISBN-101781722595
ISBN-139781781722596
eBay Product ID (ePID)219192646
Product Key Features
Number of Pages250 Pages
Publication NameRoad to Zagora
LanguageEnglish
SubjectNeurology, Personal Memoirs, General, Essays & Travelogues
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTravel, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
AuthorRichard Collins
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight1.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsWhen 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, Nepal, Syria, Turkey, Morocco, Peru, Equador and Wales. Mr Parkinson, as Collins refers to his condition, informs the narrative. As inveterate walkers Collins and his partner Flic decided to continue to travel close to the land post diagnosis, leaving the tourist trails and visiting places of extremes: the Himalayas, rainforests, 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 Parkinsons 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 previous serious illnesses. 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 Collinss 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 novelists 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.
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal910.41
SynopsisDiagnosed with Parkinsons Disease novelist Richard Collins resolves to travel the world, searching out its remote places, physically and culturally, while his condition allows. India, Nepal, Syria, Turkey, Morocco, Peru and Equador are his destinations, and are set in contrast by Collins to his home in rural Wales. The Road to Zagora explores both the world and his illness., The Road to Zagora is an unusual travelogue spanning India, Nepal, Syria, Turkey, Morocco, Peru, Equador and Wales which springs from Richard Collins' compulsion to travel after he was diagnosed with a progressive incurable disease in 2006. 'Mr Parkinson', as Collins refers to his condition, informs the narrative. Collins and his partner Flic are inveterate walkers and saw no reason to change their travel destinations, post-diagnosis. The places they visit are often mountainous, sparsely populated, subject to extremes of climate and difficult for someone with Collins' condition, and a continuing theme of the book is how he manages the combination of Parkinson's Disease and extreme travel. The reverse of that dramatic tension is an occasional, and very honest, reflection on human frailty by Collins when he fails. Collins' relationship with Flic, brought into sharp focus by these moments, is a further developing strand of narrative, and the travel sequences are interspersed with the story of how they met, and their lives together. These passages of memoir have a poignant quality as Collins recalls life pre-Parkinsons and reflects on what constitutes a life well-lived. Collins avoids sentiment or self-pity in a combination of his resolute and independent-mindedness and a robustness of writing. The intertwining of travel to exotic locations (described with a involving physicality) and memoir makes a compelling narrative of two journeys: one around the world and the other through the author's interior life. Full of humour and contemplation The Road to Zagora is a memorable journey around the world, and the self., As inveterate walkers Collins and his partner Flic decided to continue to travel 'close to the land' post diagnosis, leaving the tourist trails and visiting places of extremes: the Himalayas, rainforests, 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 previous serious illnesses. Yet any sentiment or self-pity is denied through Collins's resolute and independentmindedness 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 an unusual travelogue spanning India, Nepal, Syria, Turkey, Morocco, Peru, Equador and Wales which springs from Richard Collins compulsion to travel after he was diagnosed with a progressive incurable disease in 2006. Mr Parkinson, as Collins refers to his condition, informs the narrative. Collins and his partner Flic are inveterate walkers and saw no reason to change their travel destinations, post-diagnosis. The places they visit are often mountainous, sparsely populated, subject to extremes of climate and difficult for someone with Collins condition, and a continuing theme of the book is how he manages the combination of Parkinson s Disease and extreme travel. The reverse of that dramatic tension is an occasional, and very honest, reflection on human frailty by Collins when he fails. Collins relationship with Flic, brought into sharp focus by these moments, is a further developing strand of narrative, and the travel sequences are interspersed with the story of how they met, and their lives together. These passages of memoir have a poignant quality as Collins recalls life pre-Parkinsons and reflects on what constitutes a life well-lived. Collins avoids sentiment or self-pity in a combination of his resolute and independent-mindedness and a robustness of writing. The intertwining of travel to exotic locations (described with a involving physicality) and memoir makes a compelling narrative of two journeys: one around the world and the other through the author s interior life. Full of humour and contemplation "The Road to Zagora" is a memorable journey around the world, and the self.", 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, Nepal, Syria, Turkey, Morocco, Peru, Equador and Wales. Mr Parkinson, as Collins refers to his condition, informs the narrative. As inveterate walkers Collins and his partner Flic decided to continue to travel close to the land post diagnosis, leaving the tourist trails and visiting places of extremes: the Himalayas, rainforests, 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 Parkinsons 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 previous serious illnesses. 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 Collinss 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 novelists 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.
LC Classification NumberG465
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