Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue
Scenes From the Non-christian World
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 13, 2006
An engaging collection of travel essays by the author of The Sheltering Sky Their Heads are Green, Their Hands are Blue deals largely with places in the world that few Westerners have ever heard of, much less seen—places as yet unencumbered by the trappings, luxuries, and corruptions of modern civilization.
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- Who it’s for
- Travel essays pairing close observation of unfamiliar cultures with humor about the hardships of wandering.
- Themes
- Travel and exploration, Cultural observation, Remote places
- Genres
- Travel Writing, Morocco Travel, Pilgrimage & Sacred Travel
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An engaging collection of travel essays by the author of The Sheltering Sky Their Heads are Green, Their Hands are Blue deals largely with places in the world that few Westerners have ever heard of, much less seen—places as yet unencumbered by the trappings, luxuries, and corruptions of modern civilization.
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Bowles is a sympathetic and discerning observer of these alien cultures, and his eyes and ears are especially alert both to what is bizarre and what is wise in the civilizations in which he settles. Above all, Bowles is a superb and observant traveler—a born wanderer who finds pleasure in the inaccessible and who cheerfully endures the concomitant hardships with resourcefulness, insight, and humor.
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Travel essays pairing close observation of unfamiliar cultures with humor about the hardships of wandering.
Come here for
- Curiosity about places few Westerners have seen.
- A traveler's pleasure in the inaccessible.
Expect
- An alert eye for what is bizarre and wise.
- Humor alongside the hardships of travel.
Where it sits
| Travel Writing | 72% |
|---|---|
| Morocco Travel | 71% |
| Pilgrimage & Sacred Travel | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Personal Memoirs
- Indian & South Asian History
- Middle Eastern History
- World History
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- 20th-Century History
- Travel Humor
- History of Religion
- Morocco Travel
- Authors
- Paul Bowles
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 13, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Travel and exploration · Cultural observation · Remote places
- Reading lane
- Personal Memoirs