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Title: Roads to Santiago by Cees Nooteboom, Simone Sassen, Ina Rike, Ina Rilke ISBN: 1-86046-162-X Publisher: The Harvill Press Pub. Date: May, 1996 Format: Hardcover |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great context if you're planning to take the pilgrimage
Comment: This is a spectacular book, written by the best kind of travel writer. Mr. Nooteboom's passion for Spain, Spanish art, and Spanish architecture is infectious. I did the pilgrimage to Santiago in September of 2003, and understanding the Camino in the larger context of Spanish history (which Mr. Nooteboom limns so admirably) was invaluable. I don't believe I would have looked for, much less appreciated the Romanesque architecture I saw along the way. Coincidentally, his love of the great Spanish painters Zurbaran and Velazquez inspired me to visit New York for the Velazquez to Manet exhibit. I consider this one of the essential books to read before you set out for Santiago de Compostela. Guide books will get you from A to B. This book will help you understand the importance of A, B, and all the points in between.
Rating: 5
Summary: EVER WONDERED HOW TO TRAVEL?
Comment: first of all, cees nooteboom is a shining oasis in the arid intellectual desert of contemporary travel writing, and secondly, you should let go of everything that makes you unhappy, and set sail tomorrow.
the sheer profundity and wit of nooteboom's observations left me, for one, in like total dumbstruck awe, and his seemingly divine ability to translate the most visceral of emotions into words (a medium of communication i had always, up till now, considered inferior) made me feel a little bit the same way i felt the first time i went skydiving. folks, this here is a man who knows how to travel, as well as being a freakin miracle of a writer--and anyone who is capable of firing a sincere philosophic-type synapse will LOVE HIM. also read "the following story," all you existential types out there--he's like a dreamy, colorful Camus, and his prose will make your eyes feel clean for the first time in years.
Rating: 3
Summary: Disappointed in this book.
Comment: Am still trying to finish this book! Compared to some of the others on the subject, it's a hard read. I'll probably sell it.
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Title: The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago: The Complete Cultural Handbook by David M. Gitlitz, Linda Kay Davidson ISBN: 0312254164 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago De Compostela by William Melczer ISBN: 0934977259 Publisher: Italica Pr Pub. Date: 01 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Walking the Camino de Santiago by Bethan Davies, Ben Cole ISBN: 097316980X Publisher: Pili Pala Press Pub. Date: 03 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Following the Milky Way: A Pilgrimage on the Camino De Santiago by Elyn Aviva ISBN: 0971060908 Publisher: Pilgrims' Process Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Frances: From St. Jean Pied De Port to Santiago De Compostela by John Brierley ISBN: 1844090108 Publisher: Findhorn Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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