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Romancing the East, a literary odyssey from the heart of darkness to the River Kwai, Jerry Hopkins

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Romancing the East, a literary odyssey from the heart of darkness to the River Kwai, Jerry Hopkins

Language

eng

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portraits

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Romancing the East

Oclc number

805055834

Responsibility statement

Jerry Hopkins

Sub title

a literary odyssey from the heart of darkness to the River Kwai

Summary

"From the time of Marco Polo's trek across the Central Asian desert to the empire of the mighty Kahn, no other place on earth, not the languid South Pacific or even deepest, darkest Africa has so challenged and enchanted the Western imagination as have the fabled lands of the East! However soaked in blood its history and no matter how unsettling its social conditions and poverty, Asia has never lost its irresistible attraction or mystic. It has long been an inspiration for Western novelists, so much so that more than 5000 novels have been set in Asia in the English language alone. Storied names like Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, Pearl S. Buck, George Orwell, Graham Greene, E.M. Forster and many more have used their experiences in Asia as a vibrant backdrop for some of the world's most famous works of literature. In Romancing the East, best-selling author Jerry Hopkins combines his research and his own experiences as a longtime expatriate with an intimate knowledge of Asia and offers us a unique perspective on the impact of Eastern culture in Western literature."--Publisher's website

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