How to Travel Without Seeing Neuman Andres
A kaleidoscopic, fast-paced tour of Latin America from one of the Spanish-speaking world's most outstanding writers.Lamenting not having more time to get to know each of the nineteen countries he…
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A kaleidoscopic, fast-paced tour of Latin America from one of the Spanish-speaking world's most outstanding writers.Lamenting not having more time to get to know each of the nineteen countries he visits after winning the prestigious Premio Alfaguara, Andr s Neuman begins to suspect that world travel consists mostly of "not seeing." But then he realizes that the fleeting nature of his trip provides him with a unique opportunity: touring and comparing every country of Latin America in a single stroke. Neuman writes on the move, generating a kinetic work that is at once puckish and poetic, aphoristic and brimming with curiosity. Even so-called non-places--airports, hotels, taxis--are turned into powerful symbols full of meaning. A dual Argentine-Spanish citizen, he incisively explores cultural identity and nationality, immigration and globalization, history and language, and