Elephant Complex
Travels in Sri Lanka
Travels in Sri Lanka
By John Gimlette
By John Gimlette
By John Gimlette
By John Gimlette
Part of Vintage Departures
Category: Travel: Asia | Travel Writing | Asian World History
Category: Travel: Asia | Travel Writing | Asian World History
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Paperback $17.00
Mar 21, 2017 | ISBN 9780345806994
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Praise
“It is hard to think of a more astute and sympathetic companion for a journey around the island and into Sri Lanka’s episodic bouts of madness. . . . He writes beautifully, all freshness and verve. And he is also very funny. . . . Mr. Gimlette is as astute as ever, and lyrical.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Gimlette brings a brisk barrister-like inquisition to proceedings, allied with amiable good humour and a searching interest in the history of peoples and places. . . . Gimlette has assembled a splendidly eclectic cast of characters to illuminate this complicated nation . . . Rich in humour, full of insight and humanity, Elephant Complex is a very fine tribute to this enigmatic island nation.” —The Spectator (UK)
“An intrepid journey to the famously reclusive island unearths a paradise amid trauma and obfuscation. . . . An exuberant, eye-opening travel quest.” —Kirkus
“Gorgeous evocations of landscapes, sharp-eyed thumbnails of characters and eccentrics, and an endless font of amusing anecdotes drawn from [Gimlette’s] own picaresque adventures and from the follies of royals and imperialists. . . . Gimlette’s blend of dry wit, entertaining reportage, and perceptive insights makes for another tour de force of travel writing and history, lushly green but edged in darkness.” —Publishers Weekly
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