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India
6.5

Richard Halliburton

Does it make sense to refer to this author as the godfather of travel writing?

Hans Ulrich Kempski's
Japan
5.3

Hans Ulrich Kempski

Are these just some minor slip-ups or was this writer completely duped?

Heinrich Schliemann's
Japan
5.5

Heinrich Schliemann

Did the quest for scientific precision ruin this book?

Yu Ying's
Australia
4.3

Yu Ying

Does the Chinese literary world need to train tougher editors?

Gunther PlĂĽschow's
China
6.3

Gunther PlĂĽschow

Can we really read about warfare as if it was just an adventure?

Gregor Sieböck's
New Zealand
5.8

Gregor Sieböck

Why is this book only for those who are really into environmentalism?

Heinz Helfgen's
Brazil
5.5

Heinz Helfgen

What were German readers looking for in a travel book after World War II?

Matsuo Basho's
Japan
6.8

Matsuo Basho

Does true poetry only flourish in the depths of the wilderness?

Ji Xianlin's
China
7.3

Ji Xianlin

Are these travel memoirs worth reading, or has censorship ruined them?

FernĂŁo Mendes Pinto's
India
6.3

FernĂŁo Mendes Pinto

If this is one of the classics of Portuguese literature, why is it such a slow read?

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