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Pakistan

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China
4.8

Nadine Hudson

Why is it often better for a writer to not put things into perspective?

Nicolas Bouvier's
Iran
7.3

Nicolas Bouvier

Is this a great piece of poetic travel writing, or has it been overly polished?

Philippe Valéry's
Afghanistan
6.5

Philippe Valéry

Is this another author who distances himself from his story?

Heinz Helfgen's
Brazil
5.5

Heinz Helfgen

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

Sun Shuyun's
China
6.5

Sun Shuyun

Is this book more about contemplation or more about adventure?

Jehan de Mandeville's
Iraq
5.3

Jean de Mandeville

Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that are at least partly untrue?

Stanley Stewart's
China
5

Stanley Stewart

Is China really that quirky, or do we sometimes just want things to be a certain way?

Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta's
Saudi Arabia
5.3

Ibn Battuta

Did conservative ethics turn this great adventure story into such a slow read?

Johann Schiltberger's
Turkey
7.3

Johann Schiltberger

Is this guy our average Joe from the Middle Ages?

Fernão Mendes Pinto's
India
6.3

Fernão Mendes Pinto

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

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