Sun After Dark
Sun After Dark by Pico Iyer, published by Penguin Books India in July 2005, is a travel narrative that spans 232 pages. In this edition, Iyer invites readers to join him on a series of exotic explorations across diverse locations, including L.A., Yemen, Haiti, and Ethiopia. His journeys take him to a Bolivian prison and a hidden monastery in Tibet, as well as Cambodia, where he encounters the remnants of the Khmer Rouge. The narrative intertwines physical adventures with profound reflections on the nature of travel and its impact on understanding the world.
Readers will find that Iyer’s travels are not merely about the destinations but also about the unsettling questions that arise along the way. He engages with notable figures, such as Leonard Cohen and the Dalai Lama, while navigating complex themes of suffering, reality, and the transformative power of travel. This book presents a thoughtful exploration of how the foreign can challenge and instruct the traveler, encouraging a deeper contemplation of both external landscapes and internal realities. Sun After Dark offers a unique perspective on travel writing, blending adventure with philosophical inquiry.
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Pico Iyer&Mdash;One Of The Most Compelling And Profoundly Provocative Travel Writers&Mdash;Invites Us To Accompany Him On An Array Of Exotic Explorations, From L.A. To Yemen To Haiti And Ethiopia, From A Bolivian Prison To A Hidden Monastery In Tibet. He Goes To Cambodia, Where The Main Tourist Attraction Is A Collection Of Skulls From The Khmer Rouge Killing Fields, And Travels Through Southern Arabia In The Weeks Before September 11, 2001. He Practices Meditation With Leonard Cohen And Discusses Geopolitics With The Dalai Lama, Travels To Easter Island And Through The Imaginative Terrains Of W.G. Sebald And Kazuo Ishiguro, Weaving Physical And Psychological Challenges Together Into A Seamless Narrative.
Throughout His Travels, The Familiar Thrill Of Adventure Is Haunted By The Unsettling Questions That Arise For Iyer Everywhere He Goes: How Do We Reconcile Suffering With The Sunlight Often Found Around It? How Does The Foreign Instruct The Traveler, Precisely By Discomfiting Him? And, How Does Travel Take Us More Deeply Into Reality, Both Within Us And Without? Intensely Affecting, Iyer&Rsquo;S Explorations Are A Road Map Of Thinking In New Ways About Our Changing World.
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