Since his first voyage, as a sailor earning his passage from
his native Holland to South America, Cees Nooteboom
has never stopped traveling.Now his best travel pieces are
gathered in this collection of immense range and depth,
informed throughout by the author's humanity and gentle
humor. From exotic places such as Isfahan,Gambia, and
Mali to seemingly domesticated places such as Australia and
Munich,Nooteboom shares his view of the world, showing
us the strangeness in places we thought we knew and the
familiarity of places most of us will probably never see.
His phenomenal gifts as an observer and the wealth of his
reading and learning make him an authoritative and delightful
companion.
Nomad's Hotel is a record of a world-class traveler's many
discoveries and insights.