Travel books from Switzerland
Recommended travel books (5)
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If you are into travel here are some travel books from Switzerland for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Der rationalitätsgläubige Techniker Faber muß kurz vor seinem Tod erfahren, daß seine Weltorientierung nicht ausreicht, um menschliche Schuld und schicksalshaftem Zufall zu entgehen.
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Homo Faber : A Report by Max Frisch EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Loneliness and despair invade the world of an engineer who comes to realize that he has failed as a friend, husband, and father.
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The Way of the World by Nicolas Bouvier EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Travel writing, reflects convincingly on the meaning of the experience.
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To the Back of Beyond : A Novel by Peter Stamm EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Man Booker Prize nominee Peter Stamm explores in his sixth novel what it means to be in the middle of nowhere, in mind and in body. Happily married with two children and a comfortable home in a Swiss town, Thomas and Astrid enjoy a glass of wine in their garden on a night like any other. Called back to the house by their son's cries, Astrid goes inside, expecting her husband to join her in a bit. But Thomas gets up and, after a brief moment of hesitation, opens the gate and walks out. No longer bound by the ties of his everyday life--family, friends, work--Thomas begins a winding trek across t... continue
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Turkestan Solo : One Woman's Expedition from the Tien Shan to the Kizil Kum by Ella Maillart EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
A stimulating travel book from a 1932 trip in Turkestan (Central Asia) by Ella Maillart, a single Swiss explorer.