A Voyage by Dhow: Selected Pieces

By: Norman Lewis

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Synopsis: Consummate travel writer Norman Lewis&’s most remarkable travel essays, collected in one volume&“You&’d find it of immense interest, I assure you, and full of amazing adventures.&” So says a British colonial official to Norman Lewis while imploring him to visit Yemen at a time when the country is rarely visited by Western travelers. And indeed, this splendid collection of Lewis&’s travel essays is full of amazing adventures.Spanning sixty years and many countries, Lewis&’s writing dives deep into the cultures he visits and brings them to life with eloquent depictions of his personal experiences—from the Huichols of western Mexico to the hunter-gatherer-poet Indians of Paraguay; from the streets of Naples to the steppes of Russia during the Soviet era; and more.