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I'm Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago

by Hape Kerkeling

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Publisher Comments:

I'm Off Then has sold more than three million copies in Germany and has been translated into eleven languages. The number of pilgrims along the Camino has increased by 20 percent since the book was published. Hape Kerkeling's spiritual journey has struck a chord.

Overweight, overworked, and disenchanted, Kerkeling was an unlikely candidate to make the arduous pilgrimage across the Pyrenees to the Spanish shrine of St. James, a 1,200-year-old journey undertaken by nearly 100,000 people every year. But he decided to get off the couch and do it anyway. Lonely and searching for meaning along the way, he began the journal that turned into this utterly frank, engaging book. Filled with unforgettable characters, historic landscapes, and Kerkeling's self-deprecating humor, I'm Off Then is an inspiring travelogue, a publishing phenomenon, and a spiritual journey unlike any other.

Synopsis:

Overweight, overworked, and physically unfit, Kerkeling was an unlikely candidate to make an arduous pilgrimage across the French Alps. But that didn't stop him from trying, which he describes in this humorous and inspiring travelogue. 35 photos throughout.

About the Author

Hape Kerkeling, one of Europe's most popular comedic entertainers, is the winner of the Karl Valentin Prize for Humor, the Chatwin Award for Best Travel Book of the Year, and numerous other prizes.  I'm Off, Then, his first book, has become a bestselling sensation in Germany.  He lives in Berlin.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781416553878
Subtitle:
Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago
Author:
Kerkeling, Hape
Translator:
Frisch, Shelley
Author:
Frisch, Shelley
Publisher:
Free Press
Subject:
Travel
Subject:
Germans
Subject:
Essays & Travelogues
Subject:
Europe - Spain & Portugal
Subject:
Special Interest - General
Subject:
Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Subject:
Spain, Northern Description and travel.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
June 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
333
Dimensions:
8.42x5.56x.86 in. .70 lbs.

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