Colin Thubron: the evocation of place
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An RSL/Booker Prize Foundation Masterclass with Colin Thubron on the evocation of place.
Top Tips
- In travel, leave behind – as far as you can – all prejudice. Shed your own culture.
- Take full notes as you go. The vitality of description lies in its detail.
- Don’t be too dutiful. Follow your obsessions.
Recommended Reading
| Robert Byron | The Road to Oxiana |
| Patrick Leigh Fermor | A Time of Gifts |
| Nicholas Bouvier | The Way of the World |
| Bruce Chatwin | In Patagonia |
| James Morris | Venice |
| Italo Calvino | Invisible Cities |
| William Dalrymple | From the Holy Mountain |
| Redmond O’Hanlon | Congo Journey |
| Pico Iyer | Video Night in Katmandu |
| Jonathan Raban | Old Glory |
Recorded on: May 21, 2011
Recorded at: Somerset House
Sponsored by: Booker Prize Foundation
