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Places Lost and Found: Travel Essays from the Hudson Review

Places Lost and Found: Travel Essays from the Hudson Review

Current price: $86.25
Publication Date: May 10th, 2021
Publisher:
Syracuse University Press
ISBN:
9780815636915
Pages:
400
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Description

The Hudson Review has always had an international focus. Travel and reports from abroad have figured prominently in the journal, including essays on exotic and picturesque locales, as well as accounts from war-torn areas and the experiences of exiles. Many of these are pilgrimages; others are harrowing memoirs. What unites even the most devastating of these accounts are intellectual curiosity and a spirit of adventure.

Places Lost and Found is a treasury of distinctive and compelling essays selected from six decades of the Hudson Review. From a description of the gardens of Kyoto and a portrait of Syria just before its civil war to reflections on Veblen and the Mall of America, these essays explore an array of places that are deeply layered with history and meaning.

The stunning cover photo of the Semper Opera House in Dresden encapsulates many of the themes of the book: war and its aftermath, the importance of the built environment in any discussion of "place," the endurance of civilization and resilience, and of course the romance of travel.

About the Author

Ronald Koury joined the Hudson Review in 1981 and has been its managing editor since 1985. He is the editor of Literary Awakenings: Personal Essays from the Hudson Review.