To the Last City
To the Last City by Colin Thubron, published by Vintage in 2003, is a captivating narrative set deep in the Peruvian Andes. This edition spans 168 pages and is presented in English. The story follows five ill-prepared travelers, each with distinct values and motives, as they embark on a challenging trek through one of the most beautiful yet demanding regions on earth.
Readers will encounter a journey that tests the travelers’ relationships and confronts them with the enigmas of Peru’s past and the dangers of its present. The narrative delves into the psychological challenges of travel, exploring the limitations of the characters’ minds and bodies as they seek the ‘lost city’ of Vilcabamba, the last refuge of the Inca. This exploration combines Thubron’s skills as a travel writer with his narrative abilities, offering insights into both the landscape and the human experience.
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To the Last City is set deep in the Peruvian Andes, where five ill-prepared travellers – men and women with different values, temperaments and motives – find themselves trekking through one of the most exacting and beautiful regions on earth.
It is a journey which may temper or destroy them. They confront not only their relationships with one another, but also the enigmas of the country’s past, the dangers of its present, and the limitations of their own minds and bodies. The ‘lost city’ of their destination is Vilcabamba, last refuge of the Inca against the Spaniards, subsumed by jungle for four hundred years.
In this brilliant exploration of the psychological challenges of travelling, set within the exotic jungle of South America, Colin Thubron for the first time joins his highly acclaimed talents as a travel writer with his gifts as a novelist.
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