Synopses & Reviews
Squeezed between a vast ocean and the longest mountain range on earth, Chile is 2,600 miles long and never more than 110 miles wide — not a country that lends itself to maps, as Sara Wheeler discovered when she traveled alone from the top to the bottom, from the driest desert in the world to the sepulchral wastes of Antarctica. Eloquent, astute, nimble with history and deftly amusing, Travels in a Thin Country established Sara Wheeler as one of the very best travel writers in the world.
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"Notably well written, perceptive, lively and sympathetic. Sara Wheeler is very well worth reading." Daily Telegraph
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"She is a marvelous writer — funny, elegant and observant. As a traveling companion, Sara Wheeler is shrewd and amusing and likeable and well informed...not just a good but an outstanding travel writer." The Oldie
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"Always lively and informative, sketching in the history with a light but sure touch...she admirably conveys the mood of contemporary Chile." The New Statesman
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"A gifted writer with a knack for discovering the unexpected....Ms. Wheeler is a writer with attitude." The Hindu
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-304).
About the Author
Like Denys Finch Hatton, Sara Wheeler was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. Her books include Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica; Travels in a Thin Country; and Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, all available from the Modern Library. When not traveling, Wheeler lives with her family in London.