Chasing the Monsoon: A Modern Pilgrimage Through India
by Alexander Frater | Travel | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0805020527 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0805020527 Global Overview for this book
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from the back:
"Alexander Frater spent the first six years of his life on a South Pacific island where rain seemed to have 'metallic weight and mass' and hurricanes gave seasonal 'bravura climatic performances.' His father - the only doctor within a thousand square miles - passed on to him a fascination and respect for the volatile play of the elements. In 1987 he was able to realize his dream of witnessing firsthand the most dramatic of meteorological events - the Indian monsoon - following it from its 'burst' on the beaches of Trivandrum, through Delhi and Calcutta, across Bangladesh, to its finale in the town of Cherrapunji, dubbed by The Guinness Book of World Records as 'The Wettest Place on Earth.'
With exceptional sensitivity and wit, Frater uses fact, impression and anecdote to vividly describe his own experience of the monsoon, and at the same time illustrate the towering influence of nature over the lives and culture of India and her people."
"Alexander Frater spent the first six years of his life on a South Pacific island where rain seemed to have 'metallic weight and mass' and hurricanes gave seasonal 'bravura climatic performances.' His father - the only doctor within a thousand square miles - passed on to him a fascination and respect for the volatile play of the elements. In 1987 he was able to realize his dream of witnessing firsthand the most dramatic of meteorological events - the Indian monsoon - following it from its 'burst' on the beaches of Trivandrum, through Delhi and Calcutta, across Bangladesh, to its finale in the town of Cherrapunji, dubbed by The Guinness Book of World Records as 'The Wettest Place on Earth.'
With exceptional sensitivity and wit, Frater uses fact, impression and anecdote to vividly describe his own experience of the monsoon, and at the same time illustrate the towering influence of nature over the lives and culture of India and her people."
An excellent book! It's generated interest among my coworkers as well so it will be staying with them for a while before taking its own journey into the wild.
