Donald Richies newest collection of travel essays explores all the corners ofAsia and slightly beyond as it sweeps through Egypt India Bhutan MongoliaChina Laos... » 

Donald Richies newest collection of travel essays explores all the corners ofAsia and slightly beyond as it sweeps through Egypt India Bhutan MongoliaChina Laos Cambodia Vietnam Borneo Thailand Yap and Japan. Richie is anobserver and wanderer reveling in the freedom to not be himself but alwaysaware of his role as an outsider. Similar to his other works there remains asense that these landscapes these cultures and these delights will soon be nomore. Donald Richieis a film critic the foremost explorer of Japanese culturein English and the author of the acclaimed travel diarynovel Inland Sea. «