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Big tripsRaphael Kadushin
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Big trips

296 pagesFirst published 20081 edition
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There are weekend vacations, quick getaways, and overnight jaunts. But in this border-hopping anthology of travel memoir and fiction, every trip is a big one, as an advance guard of adventurous writers—both seasoned names and fresh voices—scatter across the globe, face the pure euphoria and sheer anxiety of travel, and survive a lot of very fast living. Reviving a time before the travel narrative devolved into puny 10-best lists, these writers don’t get sidetracked by shopping sprees, restaurant tips, or thread-counts. Told with verve, their odysseys remind us, instead, of the larger…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionUniversity of Wisconsin Press20082969780299228606
TravelTravelers' writingsGay menLGBTQ essaysLGBTQ short storiesGays, travel