Arts July 11, 2014 by Barbara Lane

I like travel books with a literary bent, so these are not travel guides but beautifully written books about places that put me in the mood of wherever I’m going.  I also like to read novels by authors from the countries I’m traveling to:  E.M. Forster in England, Gustave Flaubert in France, Kiran Desai or Salman Rushdie  in India, Javier Marias in Spain, Oscar Hijuelos in Cuba.

1.Paul Theroux:  The Great Railway Bazaar, Riding the Iron Rooster 

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2.Jan Morris:  Venice

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3.Bruce Chatwin:  In Patagonia

4.Colin Thurbon: Among the Russians

5.Cheryl Strayed:  Wild

6.Jon Krakuer:  Into Thin Air

7.Bill Bryson:  A Walk in the Woods, In a Sunburned Country

8.Orhan Pamuk:  Istanbul

9.Stephen Kinzer:  The Crescent and the Star

I'm listing nine authors here -- who would YOU choose for a tenth? Send in your favorite to:

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